How do you use the word "conceptual" in a sentence?

Q: How do you use the word "conceptual" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "conceptual": The Econ exam was pretty easy, mostly conceptual stuff, supply and demand, and all that. We defined a conceptual model before designing the real thing.

Conceptual Meaning

/kənˈsɛp.tjʊəl/

Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

adjOf, or relating to concepts or mental conception.

adjExisting only in the imagination.

Sentence Examples

The Econ exam was pretty easy, mostly conceptual stuff, supply and demand, and all that.

We defined a conceptual model before designing the real thing.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

abstract

Antonyms:

concrete

CEFR Practice Quiz

The artist's ____ sculpture represented abstract ideas about time.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

The architect presented a preliminary ____ drawing of the future museum.

Word Origin & History

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Old Latin kapiō Latin capiō ▲ Ancient Greek σῠλλᾰμβᾰ́νω (sŭllămbắnō)calq. Latin concipiō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin conceptus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Medieval Latin conceptuālisbor. English conceptual Borrowed from Medieval Latin conceptuālis, from Latin conceptus, perfect passive participle of concipiō (“take hold of; conceive”); see concept and -al.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"The repeated exposure, over decades, to most taxa here treated has resulted in repeated modifications of both diagnoses and discussions, as initial ideas of the various taxa underwent—often repeated—conceptual modification." — 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page viii:

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