conceptual

adjective
con·​cep·​tu·​al | \ kən-ˈsep-chə-wəl How to pronounce conceptual (audio) , -chü-əl, kän-, -chəl, -shwəl\

Definition of conceptual

: of, relating to, or consisting of concepts conceptual thinking the project's conceptual and technical hurdles conceptual designs

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Other Words from conceptual

conceptuality \ kən-​ˌsep-​chə-​ˈwa-​lə-​tē How to pronounce conceptuality (audio) , -​shə-​ ; -​chü-​ˈa-​ , -​shü-​ \ noun
conceptually adverb

Synonyms & Antonyms for conceptual

Synonyms

abstract, ideal, ideational, metaphysical, notional, theoretical (also theoretic)

Antonyms

concrete, nonabstract

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Examples of conceptual in a Sentence

The plans have both conceptual and practical difficulties. conceptual thinking is often the most demanding kind of mental activity

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But Eliasson does not see himself as a conceptual artist or an interventionist. Sam Whiting, SFChronicle.com, "Famed Danish artist premieres huge outdoor work at Chase Center," 24 Aug. 2019 Gaga certainly wasn’t the first to turn a VMAs performance into an event -- Madonna had wowed audiences with extravagant sets and conceptual performances across multiple decades, as had artists like Britney Spears, Michael Jackson and Eminem. Stephen Daw, Billboard, "Don't Forget: Lady Gaga's '09 VMAs Performance Should Have Been the Night's Breakout Moment," 21 Aug. 2019 Landscape architect Christine Wilson of Copley Wolff Design Group created a conceptual design for the pocket park using community input, including through a site visit and a visioning workshop with nearby residents in the fall of 2018. John Laidler, BostonGlobe.com, "New neighborhood park coming to Framingham," 7 Aug. 2019 Ten years later, their conceptual drawings became reality. Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN, "Artists installed seesaws at the border so kids in the US and Mexico could play together," 30 July 2019 Don Suggs, a low-key Los Angeles conceptual artist who shaped generations of artists as a professor at UCLA, died last week at the age of 74. Los Angeles Times, "Newsletter: Essential Arts: Fury after mass shootings felt in Mozart’s Requiem at the Bowl," 10 Aug. 2019 The summer art event also featured a creative installation from Houston conceptual artist, Emily Fens. Alison Medley, Houston Chronicle, "Houston's Wild Moccasins add vibrant color and indie sounds to MFAH's Music on the Plaza," 9 Aug. 2019 The department’s website (eagleriverbridgeak.com) also includes a conceptual video showing what the new highway will look like when the project is completed. Matt Tunseth, Anchorage Daily News, "Work begins on second phase of Glenn Highway bridge project in Eagle River," 8 Aug. 2019 On their very first date in 2014, Adam Evans and Suzanne Humphries Evans created the conceptual cornerstone for their restaurant Automatic Seafood and Oysters. Eric Velasco, al, "Try seafood like you’ve never had before at Automatic," 7 Aug. 2019

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First Known Use of conceptual

1825, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for conceptual

Medieval Latin conceptualis of thought, from Late Latin conceptus act of conceiving, thought, from Latin concipere — see concept entry 1

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conceptual

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English Language Learners Definition of conceptual

: based on or relating to ideas or concepts

conceptual

adjective
con·​cep·​tu·​al | \ kən-ˈsep-chə(-wə)l, kän-, -ˈsepsh-wəl How to pronounce conceptual (audio) \

Medical Definition of conceptual

: of, relating to, or consisting of concepts

Other Words from conceptual

conceptually adverb

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