Meaning & use
concrete
Existing in a specific, real, or definite form; based on facts rather than ideas or guesses.
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The lawyer needed concrete evidence before she could take the case to trial.
He gave us a concrete plan instead of vague promises about the future.
A note on using this word
Concrete contrasts directly with abstract; it describes things you can point to or verify rather than general ideas.
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A hard building material made by mixing cement, sand, gravel, and water, which sets as it dries.
Workers poured concrete for the new driveway early in the morning.
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