ABSTRACTEDNESS Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

abstractedness

noun

as in withdrawal

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Noun

Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the presidential race in 2024 was an early case in point.

— Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Others who express hesitation or opposition to bans often cite the risk of sending people who are dependent on 7-OH into withdrawal, and potentially leading them to other, more dangerous substances.

— Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of withdrawal

Noun

As the camera focused on a star player making a touchdown or a slam dunk, the faces of the fans behind them would coalesce into a colorful, murky abstraction.

— Ryan Sullivan, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Museums often focus on a single artist – as in the upcoming show of Bisa Butler’s quilts at the Smithsonian – or stylistic approach, like the Museum of African American History and Culture’s current exploration of abstraction by Black artists.

— Jane Wooldridge, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of abstraction

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Even as the actors shouted in counterfeit pain from the next room, the subjects continued to administer increasingly intense shocks they’d been told could lead to unconsciousness or even death.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
Critical to healthy brain functioning is a dreaming state of unconsciousness called Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep.

— Mike McRae September 17, New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of unconsciousness

Noun

Have hypoglycemia unawareness – an absence of warning signs for high blood sugar.

— Reed Berger-Fleishman, The Conversation, 16 Sep. 2026
Black enrollees reported the highest rate of unawareness of work requirements at 62%, compared to 56% among White enrollees and 54% among Hispanic enrollees.

— Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026

Definition of unawareness

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The remoteness of the location and the weather conditions meant rescuing the pair was extremely challenging, so Chelan County Mountain Rescue was contacted to carry out a ground rescue, the outlet reported.

— Adam England, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
In a world where so much feels accessible, true remoteness has become rare.

— Hana Al-Khodairi, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of remoteness

Noun

Those complications included nail detachment (also known as onycholysis, which is when the nail separates from the nail bed, per the Cleveland Clinic) which impacted 39% of GLP-1 users and 9% of controls.

— Korin Miller, Allure, 2 Oct. 2026
For him, the camera was never an excuse for detachment from human suffering.

— Simon Ellery, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of detachment

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