as in handbook
a book used for instruction in a subject
an owner's manual comes with the camera
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
as in homemade
Related Words
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of manual
Peter Nelson, Robb Report, 1 Oct. 2025
Modern inkjets, including ink tank printers, will rarely force you to spend time cleaning with manual commands.
—PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2025
Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 27 Sep. 2025
Typically originating on a large canvas, the art often incorporates acrylic paint and graphics pulled from old textbooks and newspapers, emergency manuals, and junk-shop magazines.
—Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for manual
Noun
Facilitating the revs in our tester is a six-speed manual gearbox, which impressed us in its tightness between shift gates, good spring, and modest throw.
—Peter Nelson, Robb Report, 1 Oct. 2025
Modern inkjets, including ink tank printers, will rarely force you to spend time cleaning with manual commands.
—PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
The work draws inspiration from prints in the 17th-century Chinese painting manual The Mustard Seed Garden, though the skills required to create it stretch back far further.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 27 Sep. 2025
Typically originating on a large canvas, the art often incorporates acrylic paint and graphics pulled from old textbooks and newspapers, emergency manuals, and junk-shop magazines.
—Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for manual
Recent Examples of Synonyms for manual
Noun
-
The book is a policy handbook meant to address the realities of political life following the turmoil of the French Revolution, presenting a Christian alternative to both the authoritarian secular liberalism and counterrevolutionary movements of the day.—
Indianapolis Star,
IndyStar,
3 Oct. 2025
-
Bonilla suggested there is no policy in her contract or the employee handbook that forbids teachers from partaking in surrogacy or in vitro fertilization.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
-
Tickets for the event are $10 per person, with proceeds benefitting Sauce Milwaukee, a nonprofit that feeds the hungry by delivering homemade meals by bicycle.—
Rachel Bernhard,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
-
On Main Street, White Picket Fence beckons with an array of thoughtful gifts, from bath products and homemade jams to holiday ornaments and home décor.—
Erin Gifford,
Southern Living,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.—
Edward McKinnon,
Arkansas Online,
7 Oct. 2025
-
Conservative media figures and Trump allies text clippings, X posts, and videos directly to Harp in an unending stream of would-be influence.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
6 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Manual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manual. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share