conceptually

American  

[kuhn-sep-choo-uh-lee] / kənˈsɛp tʃu ə li /

adverb

1. in a way that pertains to concepts, ideas, theories, mental constructs or models, etc..

   While web development is easy to describe conceptually, implementation involves an overwhelming array of languages, platforms, and templates.

2. in a way that pertains to design or creative vision.

   Your donation page should feel aesthetically and conceptually in line with the rest of your organization's online presence.

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Other Word Forms

• nonconceptually
  adverb
• unconceptually
  adverb

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Etymology

Origin of conceptually

conceptual ( def. ) + -ly

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Example Sentences

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conceptually

Only if a new generation of artists walks away from the old-hit-movie-into-stale-new-stage-show model and starts creating musicals that are conceptually more ambitious.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

"This way, the entangled qubit state is stabilized, even beyond the qubits' own 'lifetime', and remains always available as a resource for further quantum processing. This makes the approach conceptually significant."

From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026

The idea behind the sculpture park, when Halsey first conceived it about 16 years ago, she said in an interview, was a space that represents and pays homage to the neighborhood, both aesthetically and conceptually.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026

While World Models have conceptually been around for decades, one inspiration for this work was an influential paper published in 2018 by David Ha and Jurgen Schmidhuber, external.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

These learners think conceptually in logical and numerical patterns making connections between pieces of information.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

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