nonabstract

adjective

Definition of nonabstractnext
1
as in realistic

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2
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonabstract
  1. realistic
  2. physical
  3. objective
  4. concrete
  5. representational
  6. visible
  7. naturalistic
  8. tangible
Adjective
  • America’s Micron is building fabs in the United States, but significantly replacing Korea’s output is not realistic.
    — Dan Blumenthal, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Building realistic best-case, base-case and downside scenarios helps companies adjust before a shift becomes a crisis.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of realistic
Adjective
  • Her physical absence changes nothing about the circumstances of our friendship.
    — Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
  • This is just a normal part of growing older, according to conventional wisdom, as if aging were a one-way street of physical decline.
    — Leana S. Wen, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of physical
Adjective
  • While everyday Democrats threw their hands up in the air and wondered what on earth was happening, Garland’s Justice Department hemmed and hawed about staying impartial, objective, and neutral in the face of violent authoritarianism.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Ask for objective information that can be verified, rather than subjective advice, particularly in high-risk health contexts.
    — Robin Brewer, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of objective
Adjective
  • Trump won his second term in office just days after the collapse of a new concrete canopy at a train station in Novi Sad, killing 16 people.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 2026
  • This award-winning concrete dome in the high desert is designed to look like a UFO, with soaring curved ceilings, plaster walls the color of the moon, and furniture carved from boulders.
    — Angela Tafoya, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of concrete
Adjective
  • This literally cataclysmic[6] event was preceded by algebraic computations that were never just representational, as might be more the case for geometry, but were from the outset proactive.
    — Artforum, Artforum, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The reflex to regard America’s earlier representational and nationalist traditions as something to be repudiated, rather than reconsidered, is learned — not inevitable.
    — Frank Porcu, New York Daily News, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of representational
Adjective
  • The mild-mannered Democrat has become more visible in the final month of the campaign.
    — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026
  • What is a vintage curly bob haircut A vintage curly bob is a short cut built around rounded shaping, soft curls or waves and visible fullness, pulling from classic Hollywood rather than the clean geometry of a modern blunt bob.
    — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of visible
Adjective
  • Oakley also brings a welcome naturalistic feel to a script by Diana Reid, with a strong sense of nature itself but also the reality of economic hardship — or what stands for economic hardship in an Austen novel.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • There is a naturalistic aesthetic to the film, augmented by the locations, the costumes and the hair and makeup design.
    — Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of naturalistic
Adjective
  • The Jets also need to show tangible progress before the season ends.
    — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The textbook was one of many artifacts that revealed just how much research went into Christie’s work — and tangible proof that the author had a deep understanding of medications and deadly chemical concoctions, Rowland said.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of tangible

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