Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun manual

2 senses of manual

Sense 1
manual -- (a small handbook)
       => handbook, enchiridion, vade mecum -- (a concise reference book providing specific information about a subject or location)

Sense 2
manual of arms, manual -- ((military) a prescribed drill in handling a rifle)
       => exercise, practice, drill, practice session, recitation -- (systematic training by multiple repetitions; "practice makes perfect")

Antonyms of adj manual

2 of 3 senses of manual

Sense 2
manual (vs. automatic) -- (requiring human effort; "a manual transmission")

automatic (vs. manual) -- (operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control; "automatic transmission"; "a budget deficit that caused automatic spending cuts")
        => autoloading (prenominal), self-loading, semiautomatic -- ((of firearms) capable of automatic loading and firing continuously; "an autoloading rifle")
        => automated, machine-controlled, machine-driven -- (operated by automation; "an automated stoker")
        => self-acting, self-activating, self-moving, self-regulating -- (designed to activate or move or regulate itself; "a self-activating sprinkler system")
        => self-locking -- (locking automatically when closed)
        => self-winding -- (designed so that manual winding is unnecessary; "a self-winding watch")
        => semiautomatic -- (partially automatic)
        => smart -- (capable of independent and apparently intelligent action; "smart weapons")

Sense 3
manual (prenominal) -- (doing or requiring physical work; "manual labor"; "manual laborer")

INDIRECT (VIA blue-collar) -> white-collar -- (of or designating salaried professional or clerical work or workers; "the coal miner's son aspired to a white-collar occupation as a bookkeeper")

Similarity of adj manual

3 senses of manual

Sense 1
manual -- (of or relating to the hands; "manual dexterity")

Sense 2
manual (vs. automatic) -- (requiring human effort; "a manual transmission")
       => hand-operated, non-automatic -- (operated by hand)

Sense 3
manual (prenominal) -- (doing or requiring physical work; "manual labor"; "manual laborer")
       => blue-collar (vs. white-collar) -- (of or designating manual industrial work or workers)