Meaning & use
Conceptually
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In terms of general ideas or principles rather than specific, concrete details.
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Conceptually, the plan makes sense, but the budget details still need work.
The two theories are conceptually similar even though their equations look different.
A note on using this word
Frequently used to separate the underlying idea of something from its practical execution, as in 'conceptually sound but technically flawed.'
Words with a similar meaning
theoreticallyabstractly
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Words with an opposite meaning
concretelypractically
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