Antonyms for concrete
ˈkɒn krit, ˈkɒŋ-, kɒnˈkrit, kɒŋ-con·crete

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1. concreteadjective

   To cover with or encase in concrete; often constructed as concrete over.

   I hate grass, so I concreted over my lawn.

   Antonyms:
   intangible

   Synonyms:
   tangible

2. concreteadjective

   Not abstract.

   Once arrested, I realized that handcuffs are concrete, even if my concept of what is legal wasn’t.

   Synonyms:
   tangible

   Antonyms:
   intangible, abstract

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. concrete

   Antonyms:
   loose, sloppy, luteous, shifting, boggy, swampy, yielding, unresisting, abstract, generalize

   Synonyms:
   firm, compact, consolidated, indurated, embodied, particularized

Matched Categories

1. • Cover
   • Solidify

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. concreteadjective

   a strong hard building material composed of sand and gravel and cement and water

   Antonyms:
   liquid, ideological, ideational, conceptional, conceptual, notional, ideologic, gaseous, ideal, abstract

2. concreteadjective

   capable of being perceived by the senses; not abstract or imaginary

   "concrete objects such as trees"

   Antonyms:
   conceptual, ideal, ideational, liquid, notional, ideological, conceptional, gaseous, abstract, ideologic

3. concreteverb

   formed by the coalescence of particles

   Antonyms:
   ideological, liquid, ideologic, notional, conceptual, conceptional, abstract, ideational, ideal, gaseous

4. concreteverb

   cover with cement

   "concrete the walls"

   Antonyms:
   gaseous, ideal, liquid, ideologic, ideational, conceptional, notional, abstract, ideological, conceptual

5. concreteverb

   form into a solid mass; coalesce

   Antonyms:
   liquid, ideal, notional, ideational, abstract, ideologic, conceptual, gaseous, conceptional, ideological

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1. concreteadjective

   Synonyms:
   solidified, consolidated, specific, special, particular

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. notion

   constituting an actual thing or instance.

   a concrete proof of his sincerity.

   Submitted by JP03 on October 12, 2015  

How to use concrete in a sentence?

1. Trita Parsi:

   Though more substance may be achieved following the visit, the reality is that Raisi needs both the substance and the announcement of concrete agreements.

2. Brian Cookson:

   It's more advanced than I had feared but there is a lot of work still to do, a lot of concrete to pour.

3. Amit Gupta:

   There is a combination of high and low technology processes and tools for construction here, and so you're working with materials that (are) uncommon or rarely used in other countries, it's very rare in India, for example, to see buildings constructed with steel, but it's very common to see buildings made from concrete.

4. Doug Parker:

   If there's a clear and concrete path that says we're not quite done yet but we will be done soon, of course [ we'll avoid job cuts ].

5. Marsha Blackburn:

   When she was up for her appellate position, I asked her about her judicial philosophy. She declined to give a concrete answer when I visited with her privately. She didn't have an answer on her judicial philosophy, it is imperative that we ask tough questions of Judge Jackson so we know where she stands on the issues.

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