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

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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

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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. Sigmar Gabriel:

   Finally there are concrete steps toward a joint European refugee policy.

2. European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker:

   European Union'll enter the concrete and vital phase of negotiations with European Union British colleagues, european Commission is ready to look for other options than the single one proposed by the British prime minister.

3. Dawn Lehman:

   It’s expensive to fix, and you can’t simply repair damage that is this extensive – you need to replace the damaged reinforcement and concrete.

4. Andreas Scheuer:

   We will have an in depth exchange about highly complex technical questions with the aim of examining how many models are impacted, at a further meeting in 14 days, concrete results will be on the table.

5. Tameeka Gwyn:

   Every day, we had to carry ladders and buckets with, like, 60 pounds of concrete up and down stairs.

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