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May 16, 2012
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Synonyms for abstracted

Verb

1. abstract, see, consider, reckon, view, regard
usage: consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically
2. pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble, lift, steal
usage: make off with belongings of others
3. abstract, consider, take, deal, look at
usage: consider apart from a particular case or instance; "Let's abstract away from this particular example"
4. abstract, sum up, summarize, summarise, resume
usage: give an abstract (of)

Adjective

1. abstracted, removed, separate (vs. joint)
usage: taken out of or separated from; "possibility is...achievability, abstracted from achievement"- A.N.Whitehead
2. absent, absentminded, abstracted, scatty, inattentive (vs. attentive)
usage: lost in thought; showing preoccupation; "an absent stare"; "an absentminded professer"; "the scatty glancing quality of a hyperactive but unfocused intelligence"
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