NONABSTRACT Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

nonabstract

adjective

Definition of nonabstract

as in realistic

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as in physical

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Recent Examples of nonabstract In New York City, these economic consequences tend to be nonabstract. — Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 12 Oct. 2018

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Adjective

Keeping him and his elite scoring ability would give the Red Wings a much more realistic ability to compete in the near future.

— Max Bultman, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
The states’ lawyers had signaled roughly $200 billion was a more realistic target at trial.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of realistic

Adjective

At face value, young men exercising should not be reason to sound the alarms, and yet there is something treacherous about men in their formative years placing physical beauty as the ultimate expression of self-actualization.

— José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 27 Aug. 2026
Back in 2015, Parton and her team buried a chestnut box filled with physical copies of a brand new song in two formats, cassette and CD, along with their corresponding players, under her Dollywood DreamMore Resort and Spa.

— Isabelle Farina, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of physical

Adjective

Drift and Fiscal Waste When governance lacks objective metrics and community centering, the real-world consequences are severe.

— Aparna Rae, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
This is where fantasy sports becomes more art than science, so let’s focus on the objective goals of weekly lineup construction first.

— Sports Betting, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of objective

Adjective

Apart from deepening its presence in existing markets, IHH is also considering expanding into adjacent countries, though Prem admits that no concrete plans have yet been made.

— Angelica Ang, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
Brennan points to code review as a concrete example of what the new model looks like.

— Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of concrete

Adjective

There are very real representational problems with regard to realism, phones, and internet life’s microwave instructions for rendering the literal ironic and the ironic literal.

— M. C. Mah, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026
So what better way to counter decades of representational flattening than with a show whose central characters are young Londoners who share that label but little besides it—and then throw them together in a punk band?

— Judy Berman, Time, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of representational

Adjective

The Moon enters Aries and your 10th House of Career, Reputation, and Responsibility, putting attention on your public role, work, leadership, or visible commitments.

— Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Aug. 2026
Those payloads give crews a visible way to assess where training rockets land during live-fire exercises.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of visible

Adjective

Kuk and especially Kodelja shine with naturalistic charm in this delicate two-hander, their easy chemistry making credible the rapport between Maruša’s grungy cynic and Alja’s snuggie-wearing neurotic.

— Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 22 Aug. 2026
There’s enough footage from the prior films to get you up to speed quickly, and none of the individual story arcs matter nearly as much as the larger sense that each season of human life is worthy of its own naturalistic exploration.

— Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of naturalistic

Adjective

This involves understanding and speaking the client's language, translating complex technology into tangible business outcomes, and delivering compelling presentations.

— William Arruda, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Play, by definition, doesn’t produce anything tangible or useful.

— Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026

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