Abstract and Cryptic

Abstract

Abstract adjective - Dealing with or expressing a quality or idea.

Cryptic and abstract are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Cryptic" instead an adjective "Abstract".

Cryptic

Cryptic adjective - Being beyond one's powers to know, understand, or explain.

Abstract and cryptic are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Abstract" instead an adjective "Cryptic".

Both words in one sentence

  • Take That, Audience! The Nirvana song "In Bloom" is squarely - or at least as squarely as anything the typically cryptic and abstract Cobain ever wrote - aimed at that sections of Nirvana's audience who just liked the tunes and didn't much care for or were even aware of the underlying message.
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