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dealing with or expressing a quality or idea<the book deals with abstract matters such as honesty and integrity on the job as well as practical subjects such as asking for a raise>Synonymsconceptual, theoretical (also theoretic)Related Wordsconjectural, hypothetical, speculative; intellectual, mental, spiritual; ethereal, immaterial, incorporeal, insubstantial, metaphysical, nonmaterial, nonphysical, unsubstantial; impalpable, imperceptible, insensible, intangible, invisible; impractical, romantic, transcendent, transcendental, unreal, utopian, visionaryNear Antonymsmaterial, physical; appreciable, detectable, discernable, noticeable, observable, palpable, perceptible, sensible, substantial, tangible, visible; defined, definite, distinct; actual, factual, realAntonymsconcrete
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using elements of form (as color, line, or texture) with little or no attempt at creating a realistic picture<Cubism is a style of abstract art in which natural forms are broken up into geometric shapes>SynonymsnonrealisticRelated Wordsimpressionist, impressionistic; symbolist, symbolisticNear Antonymslifelike, naturalAntonymsrealistic, representational
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