nontechnical

adjective

Definition of nontechnicalnext
as in general

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Recent Examples of nontechnical But the real money is currently being spent in the AI coding market, where developers and nontechnical people are using the company’s Codex and Anthropic’s Claude Code to write software and build apps based on text prompts. — Jennifer Elias, CNBC, 11 June 2026 Below, members of Forbes Technology Council share the nontechnical factors organizations often underestimate when moving IoT beyond the pilot stage and why those factors can play such a big role in long-term success. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 SpaceX’s compensation philosophy historically favored equity over cash salaries, so this windfall extends well beyond executives and engineers to include nontechnical staff, entry-level workers and even cafeteria employees. — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026 Create your own opportunities by participating in IEEE technical and nontechnical events and getting involved with the organization’s student service-learning program, EPICS in IEEE. — IEEE Spectrum, 30 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nontechnical
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nontechnical
  1. general
  2. untechnical
  3. nonspecific
  4. generalized
  5. ordinary
  6. generic
Adjective
  • Others, like Chevanni Davids, a 33-year-old South African man living in Bali, use them to maintain a general sense of well-being.
    — Shelby Hartman, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • Ukraine's military general staff said Monday that the strike caused a fire at the facility, which is situated nearly 2,500 kilometers (1,553 miles) from Ukrainian territory and close to Russia's border with Kazakhstan.
    — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 7 July 2026
Definition of general
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  • Its findings thus far, though, have been oddly untechnical.
    — Rory Smith, New York Times, 16 Dec. 2022
  • There is something in him that deeply resonates with us, something completely untechnical, unstylized, and unformalized.
    — Michael LaPointe, The New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2022
Definition of untechnical
Adjective
  • Millett believed that the visual art work, with its power of nonspecific allusion, could touch something deeper than human thought and rationality.
    — Rachel Cusk, New Yorker, 13 June 2026
  • Normally, the innate immune system’s job is to provide a rapid, nonspecific response to an invading pathogen and to alert other, more specialized immune cells to prepare for battle.
    — Claire Maldarelli, Scientific American, 22 May 2026
Definition of nonspecific
Adjective
  • Fast, generalized defenses reduce exposure early, while slower, specialized mechanisms deliver precision when the threat is novel, persistent or evasive.
    — Abhik Biswas, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Pathak explained that the ability to compensate for injury is one of the most important aspects of generalized physical intelligence.
    — Stephen Witt, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Definition of generalized
Adjective
  • This impressive dinner will make an ordinary Wednesday night feel like a special occasion.
    — Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 8 July 2026
  • Asked why, Newsom told The Times his party had become out of touch with ordinary Americans.
    — Jenny Jarvie Follow, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
Definition of ordinary
Adjective
  • Mentioning a favorite weekend routine can tell others more than a collection of generic interests.
    — Matthew Kayser Updated July 6, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026
  • My recent research showed that choosing the right-size models for specific tasks—instead of the biggest, most generic models out there—can reduce the quantity of energy needed by a factor of 33.
    — Sasha Luccioni, Time, 3 July 2026
Definition of generic

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“Nontechnical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nontechnical. Accessed 9 Jul. 2026.

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