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Abstract

Withdraw; separate.

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Similar meaning 14

Conceptional 84% connected

Pertaining to conception.

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Conceptional 84% connected

Pertaining to conception.

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Conceptual 84% connected

Pertaining to conception.

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Conceptual 84% connected

Pertaining to conception.

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Ideal 84% connected

Existing in idea or thought; conceptional; intellectual; mental; as, ideal knowledge.

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Ideal 84% connected

Existing in idea or thought; conceptional; intellectual; mental; as, ideal knowledge.

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Ideational 84% connected

Pertaining to, or characterized by, ideation.

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Ideational 84% connected

Pertaining to, or characterized by, ideation.

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Ideological 84% connected

Of or pertaining to ideology.

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Ideological 84% connected

Of or pertaining to ideology.

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Notional 84% connected

Consisting of, or conveying, notions or ideas; expressing abstract conceptions.

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Notional 84% connected

Consisting of, or conveying, notions or ideas; expressing abstract conceptions.

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Theoretical 84% connected

Pertaining to theory; depending on, or confined to, theory or speculation; speculative; terminating in theory or speculation: not practical; as, theo…

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Theoretical 84% connected

Pertaining to theory; depending on, or confined to, theory or speculation; speculative; terminating in theory or speculation: not practical; as, theo…

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Narrower term 6

Absolute 76% connected

Loosed from any limitation or condition; uncontrolled; unrestricted; unconditional; as, absolute authority, monarchy, sovereignty, an absolute promis…

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Brief 76% connected

Short in duration.

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Epitome 76% connected

A work in which the contents of a former work are reduced within a smaller space by curtailment and condensation; a brief summary; an abridgement.

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Right 76% connected

Straight; direct; not crooked; as, a right line.

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Teacher 76% connected

One who teaches or instructs; one whose business or occupation is to instruct others; an instructor; a tutor.

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Thing 76% connected

Whatever exists, or is conceived to exist, as a separate entity, whether animate or inanimate; any separable or distinguishable object of thought.

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Concept 76% connected

An abstract general conception; a notion; a universal.

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Conception 76% connected

The act of conceiving in the womb; the initiation of an embryonic animal life.

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Consider 76% connected

To fix the mind on, with a view to a careful examination; to think on with care; to ponder; to study; to meditate on.

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Construct 76% connected

To put together the constituent parts of (something) in their proper place and order; to build; to form; to make; as, to construct an edifice.

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Deal 76% connected

A part or portion; a share; hence, an indefinite quantity, degree, or extent, degree, or extent; as, a deal of time and trouble; a deal of cold.

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Reckon 76% connected

To count; to enumerate; to number; also, to compute; to calculate.

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Regard 76% connected

To keep in view; to behold; to look at; to view; to gaze upon.

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Resume 76% connected

A summing up; a condensed statement; an abridgment or brief recapitulation.

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Rip 76% connected

A wicker fish basket.

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See 76% connected

A seat; a site; a place where sovereign power is exercised.

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Steal 76% connected

A handle; a stale, or stele.

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Summarize 76% connected

To comprise in, or reduce to, a summary; to present briefly.

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Summary 76% connected

Formed into a sum; summed up; reduced into a narrow compass, or into few words; short; brief; concise; compendious; as, a summary statement of facts.

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Take 76% connected

Taken.

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View 76% connected

The act of seeing or beholding; sight; look; survey; examination by the eye; inspection.

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Derivationally related 14

Abstracter 74% connected

One who abstracts, or makes an abstract.

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Abstracter 74% connected

One who abstracts, or makes an abstract.

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Abstraction 74% connected

The act of abstracting, separating, or withdrawing, or the state of being withdrawn; withdrawal.

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Abstraction 74% connected

The act of abstracting, separating, or withdrawing, or the state of being withdrawn; withdrawal.

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Abstractive 74% connected

Having the power of abstracting; of an abstracting nature.

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Abstractive 74% connected

Having the power of abstracting; of an abstracting nature.

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Abstractness 74% connected

The quality of being abstract.

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Abstractness 74% connected

The quality of being abstract.

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Outline 74% connected

The line which marks the outer limits of an object or figure; the exterior line or edge; contour.

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Outline 74% connected

The line which marks the outer limits of an object or figure; the exterior line or edge; contour.

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Precis 74% connected

A concise or abridged statement or view; an abstract; a summary.

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Precis 74% connected

A concise or abridged statement or view; an abstract; a summary.

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Shoplifter 74% connected

One who steals anything in a shop, or takes goods privately from a shop; one who, under pretense of buying goods, takes occasion to steal.

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Shoplifter 74% connected

One who steals anything in a shop, or takes goods privately from a shop; one who, under pretense of buying goods, takes occasion to steal.

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Impalpable 66% connected

Not palpable; that cannot be felt; extremely fine, so that no grit can be perceived by touch.

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Impalpable 66% connected

Not palpable; that cannot be felt; extremely fine, so that no grit can be perceived by touch.

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Intangible 66% connected

Not tangible; incapable of being touched; not perceptible to the touch; impalpable; imperceptible.

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Intangible 66% connected

Not tangible; incapable of being touched; not perceptible to the touch; impalpable; imperceptible.

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Synonym 14

Abstraction 92% connected

The act of abstracting, separating, or withdrawing, or the state of being withdrawn; withdrawal.

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Abstractionist 92% connected

An idealist.

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Cabbage 92% connected

An esculent vegetable of many varieties, derived from the wild Brassica oleracea of Europe. The common cabbage has a compact head of leaves. The caul…

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Filch 92% connected

To steal or take privily (commonly, that which is of little value); to pilfer.

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Hook 92% connected

A piece of metal, or other hard material, formed or bent into a curve or at an angle, for catching, holding, or sustaining anything; as, a hook for c…

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Lift 92% connected

The sky; the atmosphere; the firmament.

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Outline 92% connected

The line which marks the outer limits of an object or figure; the exterior line or edge; contour.

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Pilfer 92% connected

To steal in small quantities, or articles of small value; to practice petty theft.

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Pinch 92% connected

To press hard or squeeze between the ends of the fingers, between teeth or claws, or between the jaws of an instrument; to squeeze or compress, as be…

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Precis 92% connected

A concise or abridged statement or view; an abstract; a summary.

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Purloin 92% connected

To take or carry away for one's self; hence, to steal; to take by theft; to filch.

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Sneak 92% connected

To creep or steal (away or about) privately; to come or go meanly, as a person afraid or ashamed to be seen; as, to sneak away from company.

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Swipe 92% connected

A swape or sweep. See Sweep.

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Synopsis 92% connected

A general view, or a collection of heads or parts so arranged as to exhibit a general view of the whole; an abstract or summary of a discourse; a syl…

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Concrete 94% connected

United in growth; hence, formed by coalition of separate particles into one mass; united in a solid form.

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Concrete 94% connected

United in growth; hence, formed by coalition of separate particles into one mass; united in a solid form.

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