ABSTRACTS Synonyms: 120 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

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plural of abstract

as in summaries

a short statement of the main points the scientist wrote a bare-bones abstract of his research and conclusions

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as in manifestations

a visible representation of something abstract (as a quality) a recent college valedictorian who's been hailed as the very abstract of what's right with today's young people

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verb

present tense third-person singular of abstract

as in distracts

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

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as in summarizes

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

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Recent Examples of abstracts

Noun

The New York Times first reported Tuesday that two COVID vaccine papers and abstracts of studies on a shingles vaccine were blocked by FDA officials. —

Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 6 May 2026 In addition, the Times learned that FDA officials did not allow agency scientists to submit two abstracts for studies on Shingrix, a shingles vaccine, to a major drug safety conference. —

Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 6 May 2026 Upstairs, the 49 rooms channel Arts and Crafts style with botanical fabrics, jade-green onyx bathrooms, and a strong showing of Texas artists, including Howard Sherman, whose large-scale abstracts anchor the walls. —

Carrie Honaker, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 May 2026 Some are abstracts, simple and colorful design that stand out brightly from the more complex or realistic pieces. —

Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 1 May 2026 Confusion and multiple meanings In a 2020 study, Barnett and his colleague Zoe Doubleday analyzed 24 million scientific article titles and 18 million abstracts published between 1950 and 2019, tracking trends in acronym use. —

Clarissa Brincat, Big Think, 29 Apr. 2026 Graphic murals, on the other hand, like bold abstracts or large-scale shapes, tend to require a more intentional approach. —

Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 20 Feb. 2026 These abstracts allow the public to see what research public funding is being used for. —

Kirstin R.w. Matthews, STAT, 3 Feb. 2026 For example, florals paired with subtle geometrics, or landscapes with tonal abstracts. —

Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 31 Dec. 2025

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Assuming most major cloud vendors now offer comparable core functionalities, Sky Computing abstracts the underlying infrastructure. —

Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2026 Williams abstracts those qualities. —

Justin Davidson, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2026

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In the report, the auditor general points out multiple concerning examples of mistakes in those summaries that could have a direct and negative impact on a patient’s subsequent care.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 14 May 2026
On Thursday evening, the two attended a state banquet in Beijing, and both countries released readouts, or summaries of that private meeting.

— Steve Inskeep, NPR, 14 May 2026