Abstract
Abstract adjective - Dealing with or expressing a quality or idea.
Symbolic and abstract are semantically related. in non-representational topic. In some cases you can use "Symbolic" instead an adjective "Abstract".
Symbolic
Symbolic adjective - Having the function or meaning of an object or figure that stands for something else.
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Synonyms for Symbolic
Abstract and symbolic are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Abstract" instead an adjective "Symbolic".
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Painting the Medium: The Greeed's respectively-colored curtains: They're definitely there, but used as abstract, symbolic props, without anyone addressing their existence.
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Those forms were supposed to be symbolic of concepts and traits found in the gods, with the actual gods themselves being thought to exist as abstract forces.
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The latter tries to explain the former the origins of the Fused Shadow and what happens to those who can't control its power, but the images displayed are very abstract, only fitting the description given in a symbolic manner.
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