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Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
Display options for sense: (gloss) "an example sentence"
Noun
S:
(n)
abstraction
,
abstract
(a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance)
"he loved her only in the abstract--not in person"
S:
(n)
outline
,
synopsis
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abstract
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precis
(a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory)
Verb
S:
(v)
abstract
(consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically)
S:
(v)
pilfer
,
cabbage
,
purloin
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pinch
,
abstract
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snarf
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swipe
,
hook
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sneak
,
filch
,
nobble
,
lift
(make off with belongings of others)
S:
(v)
abstract
(consider apart from a particular case or instance)
"Let's abstract away from this particular example"
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
/
sister term
derivationally related form
sentence frame
S:
(v)
abstract
(give an abstract (of))
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
S:
(v)
sum up
,
summarize
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summarise
,
resume
(give a summary (of))
"he summed up his results"; "I will now summarize"
derivationally related form
sentence frame
Adjective
S:
(adj)
abstract
(existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment)
"abstract words like `truth' and `justice'"
S:
(adj)
abstract
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abstractionist
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nonfigurative
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nonobjective
(not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature)
"a large abstract painting"
similar to
derivationally related form
antonym
S:
(adj)
abstract
(dealing with a subject in the abstract without practical purpose or intention)
"abstract reasoning"; "abstract science"
similar to
derivationally related form
antonym