Pronunciation

/ˈæbstrækt/

Definitions

• Adjective: Relating to ideas rather than physical objects. For example: “The lecture was too abstract for me to understand.”
• Noun: A summary or a general idea extracted from a text or speech. For example: “Please provide an abstract of the main points discussed.”
• Verb: To draw away or separate; to consider something theoretically or separately from its application. For example: “She abstracted key concepts from the complex theory.”

Phrases

• “Abstract thinking”: The ability to think about concepts, theories, and ideas that are not tied to specific instances or events.
• “Abstract art”: Art that does not attempt to represent external reality, instead using shapes, colors, forms, and gestural marks to achieve its effect.
• “Abstract concept”: An idea or notion that cannot be physically perceived, like love, justice, or democracy.

Example Sentences

• Adjective: “Modern physics deals with many abstract concepts like quantum entanglement.”
• Noun: “The researcher submitted an abstract of her findings for the conference proceedings.”
• Verb: “He abstracted the main arguments from the lengthy article to prepare for the debate.”

Synonyms

• Adjective: Theoretical, conceptual, non-concrete, intangible
• Noun: Summary, synopsis, outline, brief, digest
• Verb: Detach, isolate, remove, distract