Antonyms of adj mechanical

1 of 3 senses of mechanical

Sense 1
mechanical (vs. nonmechanical) -- (using (or as if using) mechanisms or tools or devices; "a mechanical process"; "his smile was very mechanical"; "a mechanical toy")

nonmechanical (vs. mechanical) -- (not mechanical)
        => nonmechanistic -- (not mechanistic)
        => unmechanized, unmechanised -- (not mechanized; "production of furniture remained largely unmechanized"- Gordon Russell)

Similarity of adj mechanical

3 senses of mechanical

Sense 1
mechanical (vs. nonmechanical) -- (using (or as if using) mechanisms or tools or devices; "a mechanical process"; "his smile was very mechanical"; "a mechanical toy")
       => automatic, automatonlike, machinelike, robotlike, robotic -- (resembling the unthinking functioning of a machine; "an automatic `thank you'"; "machinelike efficiency")
       => mechanic -- (resembling the action of a machine; "from blank to blank a threadless way I pushed mechanic feet"- Emily Dickenson)
       => mechanistic -- (explained in terms of physical forces; "a mechanistic universe")
       => mechanized, mechanised -- (equipped with machinery; "a mechanized factory")
       => windup (prenominal) -- (operated by a mechanism; "windup toys")

Sense 2
mechanical, mechanically skillful -- (relating to or concerned with machinery or tools; "mechanical arts"; "mechanical design"; "mechanical skills")

Sense 3
mechanical -- (relating to or governed by or in accordance with mechanics; "a belief that the universe is a mechanical contrivance"; "the mechanical pressure of a strong wind")

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