Synonyms of the word

nonrepresentational

• adj. Not representational.
• adj. (art) That does not represent a physical object realistically.

abstract

• n. An abridgement or summary of a longer publication.
• n. Something that concentrates in itself the qualities of a larger item, or multiple items.
• n. An abstraction; an abstract term; that which is abstract.
• n. The theoretical way of looking at things; something that exists only in idealized form.
• n. (art) An abstract work of art.
• n. (real estate) A summary title of the key points detailing a tract of land, for ownership; abstract of…
• adj. (obsolete) Derived; extracted.
• adj. (now rare) Drawn away; removed from; apart from; separate.
• adj. Expressing a property or attribute separately of an object that is considered to be inherent to that object.
• adj. Considered apart from any application to a particular object; not concrete; ideal; non-specific; general,…
• adj. Difficult to understand; abstruse; hard to conceptualize.
• adj. (archaic) Absent-minded.
• adj. (art) Pertaining to the formal aspect of art, such as the lines, colors, shapes, and the relationships…
• adj. Insufficiently factual.
• adj. Apart from practice or reality; vague; theoretical; impersonal; not applied.
• adj. (grammar) As a noun, denoting an intangible as opposed to an object, place, or person.
• adj. (computing) Of a class in object-oriented programming, being a partial basis for subclasses rather than…
• v. (transitive) To separate; to disengage.
• v. (transitive) To remove; to take away; withdraw.
• v. (transitive, euphemistic) To steal; to take away; to remove without permission.
• v. (transitive) To summarize; to abridge; to epitomize.
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To extract by means of distillation.
• v. (transitive) To consider abstractly; to contemplate separately or by itself; to consider theoretically;…
• v. (intransitive, reflexive, literally figuratively) To withdraw oneself; to retire.
• v. (transitive) To draw off (interest or attention).
• v. (intransitive, rare) To perform the process of abstraction.
• v. (intransitive, fine arts) To create abstractions.
• v. (intransitive, computing) To produce an abstraction, usually by refactoring existing code. Generally used…

abstractionist

• adj. Related or tending to abstractionism, particularly art.
• n. An idealist.
• n. Someone who supports or creates abstract art.

conventional

• adj. Pertaining to a convention, as in following generally accepted principles, methods and behaviour.
• adj. Ordinary, commonplace.
• adj. Banal, trite, hackneyed, unoriginal or clichéd.
• n. (finance) A conventional gilt-edged security, a kind of bond paying the holder a fixed cash payment (or…

formal

• adj. Being in accord with established forms.
• adj. Official.
• adj. Relating to the form or structure of something.
• adj. Relating to formation.
• adj. Ceremonial or traditional.
• adj. Proper, according to strict etiquette; not casual.
• adj. Organized; well-structured and planned.
• adj. (mathematics) Relating to mere manipulation and construction of strings of symbols, without regard to…
• n. Formalin.
• n. An evening gown.
• n. An event with a formal dress code.

geometric

• adj. Of, or relating to geometry.
• adj. increasing or decreasing in a geometric progression.
• adj. Using simple shapes such as circles, triangles and lines in a decorative object.

geometrical

• adj. Of, or relating to geometry; geometric.
• adj. (of a design) Consisting of lines and simple shapes.
• adj. (of a staircase) Having the stairs supported by the wall at one end only.

hieratic

• adj. of or pertaining to priests, especially pharaonic priests of ancient Egypt; sacerdotal.
• adj. of or pertaining to the cursive writing system developed by ancient Egyptian priests alongside the hieroglyphic…
• adj. (art) extremely stylized, restrained or formal; adhering to fixed types or methods; severe in emotional…
• n. a writing system used in pharaonic Egypt that was developed alongside the hieroglyphic system, primarily…

nonfigurative

• adj. Not figurative.

nonobjective

• n. With respect to an assignment or mission, something that is not an objective or goal.
• adj. Not objective; biased.

schematic

• adj. represented simply.
• adj. sketchy, incomplete.
• adj. relating to a schema.
• n. A drawing or sketch showing how a system works at an abstract level.

semiabstract

• adj. (art) Not entirely abstract; between abstract and concrete.