abstractionnoun [ U or C ]
uk/æbˈstræk.ʃən/us/æbˈstræk.ʃən/formalthe situation in which a subject is very general and not based on real situations:
She's always talking in abstractions.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
General
- abstract
- abstractly
- across-the-board
- all-purpose
- all-rounder
- board
- generally
- helicopter view
- impressionistic
- in all idiom
- large
- largely
- principle
- sense
- simply
- substantially
- the big/bigger picture idiom
- thing
- whole
- widely
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