Synonyms and Antonyms of abstraction

synonym (synonym of abstraction)

  • (noun.cognition)
    abstract
    a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.cognition)
    generalisation, generalization
    the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.cognition)
    abstractedness
    preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.tops)
    abstract entity
    a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples (noun.tops)
     

hypernym (abstraction IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance (noun.cognition)
    concept, conception, construct
    an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances (noun.cognition)
     
  • a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples (noun.tops)
    entity
    that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) (noun.tops)
     
  • an abstract painting (noun.artifact)
    painting, picture
    graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface (noun.artifact)
     
  • preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else (noun.cognition)
    absorption, engrossment, preoccupancy, preoccupation
    the mental state of being preoccupied by something (noun.cognition)
     
  • the act of withdrawing or removing something (noun.act)
    remotion, removal
    the act of removing (noun.act)
     
  • the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances (noun.cognition)
    theorisation, theorization
    the production or use of theories (noun.cognition)
     

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF abstraction relation)

  • a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance (noun.cognition)
    right
    an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature (noun.attribute)
     
  • (noun.cognition)
    absolute
    something that is conceived or that exists independently and not in relation to other things; something that does not depend on anything else and is b more.. (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.cognition)
    teacher
    a personified abstraction that teaches (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.cognition)
    thing
    a special abstraction (noun.cognition)
     
  • a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples (noun.tops)
    psychological feature
    a feature of the mental life of a living organism (noun.tops)
     
  • (noun.tops)
    attribute
    an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity (noun.tops)
     
  • (noun.tops)
    group, grouping
    any number of entities (members) considered as a unit (noun.tops)
     
  • (noun.tops)
    relation
    an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together (noun.tops)
     
  • (noun.tops)
    communication
    something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups (noun.tops)
     
  • (noun.tops)
    amount, measure, quantity
    how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify (noun.tops)
     
  • (noun.cognition)
    otherworld
    an abstract spiritual world beyond earthly reality (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.group)
    set
    (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols (noun.group)
     
  • preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else (noun.cognition)
    reverie, revery
    an abstracted state of absorption (noun.cognition)
     

derivation (.... is derived from abstraction)

  • a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples (noun.tops)
    abstract
    consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically (verb.cognition)
     
  • preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else (noun.cognition)
    absent, absentminded, abstracted, scatty
    lost in thought; showing preoccupation (adj.all)
     
  • the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances (noun.cognition)
    extrapolate, generalise, generalize, infer
    draw from specific cases for more general cases (verb.communication)
     
synonym hypernym hyponym derivation abstract generalisation generalization abstractedness abstract entity entity remotion painting picture absorption engrossment psychological feature attribute group grouping relation communication abstract absent absentminded extrapolate generalise generalize
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. abstract . generalisation, generalization . abstractedness . abstract entity . concept, conception, construct . entity . painting, picture . absorption, engrossment, preoccupancy, preoccupation . remotion, removal . theorisation, theorization . right . absolute . teacher . thing . psychological feature . attribute . group, grouping . relation . communication . amount, measure, quantity . otherworld . set . reverie, revery . abstract . absent, absentminded, abstracted, scatty . extrapolate, generalise, generalize, infer


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