ABSTRACT

1. [n] a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance; "he loved her only in the abstract--not in person"

2. [n] a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory

3. [v] consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically

4. [v] consider apart from a particular case or instance; "Let''s abstract away from this particular example"

5. [v] give an abstract (of)

6. [v] make off with belongings of others

7. [a] existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment; "abstract words like `truth'' and `justice''"

8. [s] dealing with a subject in the abstract without practical purpose or intention; "abstract reasoning"; "abstract science"

9. [s] based on specialized theory; "a theoretical analysis"

10. [s] not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature; "a large abstract painting"

similar words

1. [s] conceptional

2. [s] ideational

3. [s] notional

4. [s] conceptual

5. [s] ideal

6. [a] theoretical

7. [a] technical

8. [a] nonrepresentational

opposite words

1. [a] concrete