Abstract
Abstract adjective - Dealing with or expressing a quality or idea.
Working
Working adjective - Capable of being put to use or account.
Usage example: as a would-be independent filmmaker, you'll need a working knowledge of motion picture photography and editing
Both words in one sentence
- Later on, Trevize's choice of Gaia creates a physical representation of humanity, instead of the abstract idea he'd been working with.
Source: Zeroth Law Rebellion - Of course, they've been working on the game for decades and it helps that Nethack is fairly abstract.
Source: Combinatorial Explosion -
The first scene of Xenogears after the intro shows a village in flames, and then it cuts to an abstract painting of flames that Fei, the protagonist, is working on.
Source: Match Cut
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Working or Abstract. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/abstract/working.
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