1. abstract - noun
· a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance; "he loved her only in the abstract--not in person"
Synonym(s): abstraction
Hypernym(s): concept, conception, construct
2. abstract - noun
· a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
Synonym(s): outline, synopsis, precis
3. abstract - verb
· consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically
Hypernym(s): see, consider, reckon, view, regard
4. abstract - verb
· make off with belongings of others
Synonym(s): pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble, lift
Hypernym(s): steal, rip_off, rip
5. abstract - verb
· consider apart from a particular case or instance; "Let's abstract away from this particular example"
Hypernym(s): consider, take, deal, look_at
6. abstract - verb
· give an abstract (of)
Hypernym(s): sum_up, summarize, summarise, resume
7. abstract - adjective
· existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment; "abstract words like `truth' and `justice'"
Antonym(s): concrete
8. abstract - adjective
· not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature; "a large abstract painting"
Synonym(s): abstractionist, nonfigurative, nonobjective
9. abstract - adjective
· dealing with a subject in the abstract without practical purpose or intention; "abstract reasoning"; "abstract science"
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