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abstracted Meaning & Definition

Q: What are the comparative and superlative forms of abstracted?

The comparative form is more abstracted and the superlative form is most abstracted.

/əbˈstɹæk.tɪd/

What Does Abstracted Mean?

Abstracted is an adjective that means Separated or disconnected; withdrawn; removed; apart. It can also mean Separated from matter; abstract; ideal, not concrete. As a verb, it means simple past and past participle of abstract. As a verb, it means To separate; to disengage.

Word Facts for Abstracted

Part of speech	adjective, verb
Pronunciation	//əbˈstɹæk.tɪd//
Syllables	1
Synonyms	separate, inattentive and absent
Comparative / superlative	more abstracted, most abstracted

Abstracted Definition (Adjective)

Separated or disconnected; withdrawn; removed; apart.
Separated from matter; abstract; ideal, not concrete.
Abstract; abstruse; difficult.
Inattentive to surrounding objects; absent in mind; meditative.
an abstracted scholar

Abstracted as a Verb

simple past and past participle of abstract

Verb

To separate; to disengage.
To remove; to take away; withdraw.
To steal; to take away; to remove without permission.
To summarize; to abridge; to epitomize.
To conceptualize an ideal subgroup by means of the generalization of an attribute, as follows: by apprehending an attribute inherent to one individual, then separating that attribute and contemplating it by itself, then conceiving of that attribute as a general quality, then despecifying that conceived quality with respect to several or many individuals, and by then ideating a group composed of those individuals perceived to possess said quality.
To extract by means of distillation.
To consider abstractly; to contemplate separately or by itself; to consider theoretically; to look at as a general quality.
To withdraw oneself; to retire.
To draw off (interest or attention).
He was wholly abstracted by other objects.
To perform the process of abstraction.
To create abstractions.
To produce an abstraction, usually by refactoring existing code. Generally used with "out".
He abstracted out the square root function.

Synonyms of Abstracted

separate inattentive absent scatty removed absentminded abridge epitomize summarize filch purloin steal remove take away withdraw

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Antonyms of Abstracted

No antonyms or near antonyms are listed by the available sources for this entry.

Abstracted in a Sentence

an abstracted scholar

He was wholly abstracted by other objects.

He abstracted out the square root function.

...an abstracted scholar...

Word Forms & Grammar

abstracted (comparative more abstracted, superlative most abstracted)

abstracted

Words That Rhyme With Abstracted

Origin of Abstracted

From abstract + -ed.

Abstracted Pronunciation

The standard pronunciation of abstracted is //əbˈstɹæk.tɪd//, spoken in 1 syllable.

Quick Answers About Abstracted

Is abstracted an adjective or a verb?

Abstracted is mainly used as an adjective, but it can also be used as a verb.

What is another word for abstracted?

Close synonyms of abstracted are separate, inattentive and absent. See the full list of abstracted synonyms and antonyms.

What are the comparative and superlative forms of abstracted?

The comparative form is more abstracted and the superlative form is most abstracted.