CONCRETISMS Antonyms

• the doctrine that the application of a general term to various objects indicates the existence of a mental entity that mediates the application

• imagination unrestricted by reality

• fiction with a large amount of imagination in it

• something many people believe that is false

• indulge in fantasies

• an idea or conclusion having general application

• the quality of being general or widespread or having general applicability

• (philosophy) the philosophical theory that ideas are the only reality

• impracticality by virtue of thinking of things in their ideal form rather than as they really are

• elevated ideals or conduct; the quality of believing that ideals should be pursued

• concerned with theoretical possibilities rather than actual use

• the quality of being intangible and not perceptible by touch

• a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence

• a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)

• an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits

• continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature

• a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena

• a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena

• a belief that can guide behavior

• unclearness by virtue of being poorly expressed or not coherent in meaning

• indistinctness of shape or character