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"conceptual" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often abstract (8 letters).
Definitions
Related to ideas, concepts, or abstract thinking.
Word origin
Borrowed from Medieval Latin conceptuālis, from Latin conceptus, perfect passive participle of concipiō (“take hold of; conceive”); see concept and -al.
Used in a sentence
“We defined a conceptual model before designing the real thing.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Idea-based”10 letters
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