Synonyms of concrete
7 similar words · 14 opposite words
Another word for concrete is particular. Other synonyms of concrete are discrete, individual, proper, singular and specific. The opposite of concrete is general.
Synonyms and similar words for concrete
adjectiveParticular, specific, rather than general.
- discrete
- individual
- particularSpecific; discrete; concrete.
- properPertaining exclusively to a specific thing or person; particular.
- singularBeing only one of a larger population; single, individual.
- specific
- peculiar dated
Opposite of concrete
adjectiveBeing or applying to actual things, rather than abstract qualities or categories.
- intangible
- abstractNot concrete: conceptual, ideal.
adjectiveParticular, specific, rather than general.
- catholic
- commonExisting among virtually all people; universal.
- ecumenical
- generalIncluding or involving every part or member of a given or implied entity, whole, etc.; common to all, universal.
- generic
- nonsingular
- nonspecific
- universal
- unparticularNot particular.
- unsingularNot singular.
- unspecificSynonym of nonspecific (“not specific”).
adjectiveMade up of separate parts; composite.
Meaning of concrete
- adjective Real, actual, tangible.
- adjective Analogous to the categories of algebraic objects which category theory was created to generalize, in the sense of having objects which can be thought of as sets equipped with some additional structure. Formally, equipped with a faithful functor to the category of sets.
- adjective Equipped with a faithful functor to X (called a base category), in which case C is called a concrete category over X.
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Questions about synonyms of concrete
- What is another word for concrete?
- Concrete has 7 synonyms on Word.ws, such as particular, discrete, individual, proper, singular, specific and peculiar.
- What is the opposite of concrete?
- The opposite of concrete is general. Other antonyms of concrete are common and abstract.
- What does concrete mean?
- Concrete means real, actual, tangible.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: concrete (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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