Synonyms for concrete
ˈkɒn krit, ˈkɒŋ-, kɒnˈkrit, kɒŋ-con·crete

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1. concreteadjective

   To cover with or encase in concrete; often constructed as concrete over.

   I hate grass, so I concreted over my lawn.

   Synonyms:
   tangible

   Antonyms:
   intangible

2. concreteadjective

   Not abstract.

   Once arrested, I realized that handcuffs are concrete, even if my concept of what is legal wasn’t.

   Synonyms:
   tangible

   Antonyms:
   intangible, abstract

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1. concrete

   Synonyms:
   firm, compact, consolidated, indurated, embodied, particularized

   Antonyms:
   loose, sloppy, luteous, shifting, boggy, swampy, yielding, unresisting, abstract, generalize

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1. concreteadjective

   a strong hard building material composed of sand and gravel and cement and water

   Antonyms:
   liquid, ideological, ideational, conceptional, conceptual, notional, ideologic, gaseous, ideal, abstract

2. concreteadjective

   capable of being perceived by the senses; not abstract or imaginary

   "concrete objects such as trees"

   Antonyms:
   conceptual, ideal, ideational, liquid, notional, ideological, conceptional, gaseous, abstract, ideologic

3. concreteverb

   formed by the coalescence of particles

   Antonyms:
   ideological, liquid, ideologic, notional, conceptual, conceptional, abstract, ideational, ideal, gaseous

4. concreteverb

   cover with cement

   "concrete the walls"

   Antonyms:
   gaseous, ideal, liquid, ideologic, ideational, conceptional, notional, abstract, ideological, conceptual

5. concreteverb

   form into a solid mass; coalesce

   Antonyms:
   liquid, ideal, notional, ideational, abstract, ideologic, conceptual, gaseous, conceptional, ideological

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1. • Cover
   • Solidify

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1. concreteverb

   Synonyms:
   solidify, harden, cake, become firm or solid, be consolidated

2. concreteadjective

   Synonyms:
   firm, solid, solidified, consolidated, compact

3. concreteadjective

   Synonyms:
   not abstract, not general, restricted to a particular subject (as a qualifying term to its noun)

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1. concreteadjective

   Synonyms:
   solidified, consolidated, specific, special, particular

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1. List of paraphrases for "concrete":

   specific, tangible, practical, cement, particular, definite, real, actual, precise, action-oriented, substantive, factual, substantial

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How to use concrete in a sentence?

1. Bill Cosby:

   The very first law in advertising is to avoid the concrete promise and cultivate the delightfully vague.

2. Michael Logue:

   You know, the very last house that one of our teams was clearing ended up being just a ‘kill house,’ it was concrete steel reinforced with a 50 cal machine gun under the concrete to basically be aimed up at the entryway so that when the Marines that were in there popped off their helmets.

3. James Russell:

   The vehicle was driving across the concrete under the bridge, and as best as I could tell something kept it from hitting me [more directly], it all happened so fast, and I was stunned to wake up that way.

4. Amit Gupta:

   There is a combination of high and low technology processes and tools for construction here, and so you're working with materials that (are) uncommon or rarely used in other countries, it's very rare in India, for example, to see buildings constructed with steel, but it's very common to see buildings made from concrete.

5. Stephanie Murphy:

   The Select Committee has obtained a vast amount of testimony and documents, our goal -- and our challenge -- is to use the public hearings to distill this information down to its essence, to tell an accurate and easy-to-understand story about why January 6th happened, and to provide some concrete recommendations about how our country can prevent something like it from happening again. Our audience are Americans across the political spectrum who are committed to securing our democratic institutions and processes.