UNTECHNICAL Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

untechnical

adjective

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as in nontechnical

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Recent Examples of untechnical There is something in him that deeply resonates with us, something completely untechnical, unstylized, and unformalized. — Michael Lapointe, The New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2022

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Adjective

But other, nontechnical problems may still prevent such a system from being useful.

— Peter Hall, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026
Many nontechnical business leaders—some running their function a certain way for a decade or more—aren't AI-fluent, and internal advocacy alone isn't enough.

— Ankur Pal, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of nontechnical

Adjective

According to reports in September 2025, CATL’s European general manager Matt Shen informed that the company had been aiming to start production in late 2025 or early 2026.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
After receiving a letter of protest, President Meyer summoned a general meeting on November 23.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of general

Adjective

Now, with growing bipartisan opposition to the rapid buildout of data centers suggest that even ordinary residents of communities and voters have increased power to help pace the frontier from the bottom up.

— Bhaskar Chakravorti, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026
Still, this trip could answer questions that eventually affect far more ordinary electric vehicles.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of ordinary

Adjective

Sometimes romances, especially comedies, are set in a generic place.

— Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026
Henderson's neuro-oncologists, Jacob Mandel of the Baylor College of Medicine and Jessica Schulte of NYU Langone Health, decided to try Lynparza, also known by the generic name olaparib, in combination with chemotherapy.

— Arthur Allen, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026

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