abstract

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of ABSTRACT

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>

Synonyms abstract, call off, detract, divert, throw off

Related Words amuse, beguile, entertain; stray, wander

Near Antonyms concentrate, focus

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>

Synonyms abstract, boil down, brief, digest, encapsulate, epitomize, outline, recap, recapitulate, reprise, sum up, synopsize, wrap up

Near Antonyms elongate, extend, lengthen, prolong, protract; amplify, elaborate (on or upon), enlarge (on or upon), expand, supplement

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