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24 Opposites of Abstract

 , August 14, 2020
Abstract refers to ideas that have no physical form. Most language is abstract with words such as hello, freedom or lovely that have no singular tangible form. As such, abstraction is the foundation of most knowledge, art and culture. In art, the opposite of abstract is realism that depicts the world directly as it is perceived by the eyes. In other areas, the most direct antonyms of abstract are words like concrete, tangible and measurable that indicate things that can be documented with evidence. Less direct opposites are words such as realistic that indicate thinking that is actionable as opposed to abstract ideas that can often be impractical. The following are common opposites of abstract.
Actual
Actual
Concrete
Definite
Down-to-Earth
Functional
Hands-on
Material
Measurable
Objective
Observable
Palpable
Perceptible
Physical
Practical
Pragmatic
Precise
Quantifiable
Real
Realism
Realistic
Sensible
Tangible
Useful

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