ABSTRACTING Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

abstracting

verb

present participle of abstract

as in diverting

to draw the attention or mind to something else personal problems abstracted him so persistently that he struggled to keep his mind on his work

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as in summarizing

to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report) took the 135-page report and abstracted it in three short paragraphs

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Recent Examples of abstracting This is the gap that Latitude aims to fill by helping firms make fast and affordable international payments by using stablecoin rails while abstracting away the complexity. —

Carlos Garcia, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026 The process of abstracting huge news events into memes has become much faster. —

Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2026 Anthropic’s bottom-up strategy differs by starting with a capable coding agent and abstracting its functionality for broader audiences rather than retrofitting assistant capabilities onto an existing platform. —

Janakiram Msv, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026 Over the past 12 months, AWS has continued with this strategy of abstracting AI services away from AI models. —

Jason Andersen, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025 There’s very little Dial that is not abstracting and reflecting on one issue after another. —

Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2024 Firefly’s influence in the industry is only growing, solidifying its reputation as a leader in abstracting infrastructure complexity and delivering transformative cloud asset management solutions. —

Kody Boye, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2024

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But instead of simply passing offshore, increasing numbers are now diverting into San Francisco Bay and lingering for days or even weeks inside the crowded estuary — a shift scientists increasingly link to climate change.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 May 2026
The Portland Police Association has proposed diverting 25% of the climate fund's annual revenue to hire 400 more police officers in the city.

— Monica Samayoa, NPR, 20 May 2026