conceptual
adjective
con·cep·tu·al
kən-ˈsep-chə-wəl 
-chü-əl,
kän-,
-chəl,
-shwəl
: of, relating to, or consisting of concepts
conceptual thinking
the project's conceptual and technical hurdles
conceptual designs
conceptually
adverb
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Examples of conceptual in a Sentence
The plans have both conceptual and practical difficulties.
conceptual thinking is often the most demanding kind of mental activity
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Image Since the spots do not respond to any text and don’t need to solve any conceptual problem, the editing process tends to be lighter than that of the larger illustrations that appear on our pages.
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Vinnie Neuberg, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2024
Screenwriter Sascha Seinfeld and model Cory Kennedy were there, along with TikTok cool kid Griffin Maxwell Brooks and the Palestinian-Israeli design duo Gabriel Asfour and Adi Gil from the conceptual fashion house ThreeASFOUR.
—Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 25 Apr. 2024
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Vinnie Neuberg, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2024
Screenwriter Sascha Seinfeld and model Cory Kennedy were there, along with TikTok cool kid Griffin Maxwell Brooks and the Palestinian-Israeli design duo Gabriel Asfour and Adi Gil from the conceptual fashion house ThreeASFOUR.
—Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 25 Apr. 2024
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conceptual
adjective
con·cep·tu·al
kən-ˈsep-chə(-wə)l, kän-, -ˈsepsh-wəl
: of, relating to, or consisting of concepts
conceptually
adverb
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