abstract

nouns

a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
"he loved her only in the abstract--not in person"
abstract, abstraction
a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
abstract, outline, precis, synopsis

verbs

consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically
abstract
is derived from
abstractive
is derived from
abstraction
is derived from
abstraction
is derived from
abstraction
is a type of (narrower)
deem to be
"She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do"
consider, reckon, regard, see, view
make off with belongings of others
abstract, cabbage, filch, hook, lift, nobble, pilfer, pinch, purloin, snarf, sneak, swipe
consider apart from a particular case or instance
"Let's abstract away from this particular example"
abstract
is derived from
abstractive
is a type of (narrower)
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
"Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case"
consider, deal, look at, take
give an abstract (of)
abstract
is derived from
abstractor
is derived from
abstracter
is a type of (narrower)
give a summary (of)
"he summed up his results"; "I will now summarize"
resume, sum up, summarise, summarize

adjectives

existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment
"abstract words like `truth' and `justice'"
abstract
is derived from
abstractness
antonym
concrete
is similar to
being of the nature of a notion or concept
"a plan abstract and conceptional"; "to improve notional comprehension"; "a notional response to the question"
conceptional, ideational, notional
is similar to
being or characterized by concepts or their formation
"conceptual discussions"; "the schizophrenic loses ability to abstract or do conceptual thinking"; "sex is a notional category, gender is a grammatical category"
conceptual
is similar to
constituting or existing only in the form of an idea or mental image or conception
"a poem or essay may be typical of its period in idea or ideal content"
ideal
is similar to
concerned with or suggestive of ideas
"ideological application of a theory"; "the drama's symbolism was very ideological"
ideologic, ideological
see also
of or relating to a style of art in which objects do not resemble those known in physical nature
nonrepresentational
see also
incapable of being perceived by the senses especially the sense of touch
"the intangible constituent of energy"- James Jeans
impalpable, intangible
is an attribute of
the quality of being considered apart from a specific instance or object
abstractness
not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature
"a large abstract painting"
abstract, abstractionist, nonfigurative, nonobjective
is derived from
abstractness
dealing with a subject in the abstract without practical purpose or intention
"abstract reasoning"; "abstract science"
abstract
is derived from
abstractness
is similar to
concerned with theories rather than their practical applications
"theoretical physics"
theoretical