Antonyms of adj nuclear

2 of 4 senses of nuclear

Sense 1
nuclear (vs. conventional), atomic -- ((weapons) deriving destructive energy from the release of atomic energy; "nuclear war"; "nuclear weapons"; "atomic bombs")

conventional (vs. nuclear) -- ((weapons) using energy for propulsion or destruction that is not nuclear energy; "conventional warfare"; "conventional weapons")

Sense 4
nuclear -- (constituting or like a nucleus; "annexation of the suburban fringe by the nuclear metropolis"; "the nuclear core of the congregation")

INDIRECT (VIA central) -> peripheral -- (on or near an edge or constituting an outer boundary; the outer area; "Russia's peripheral provinces"; "peripheral suburbs")

Similarity of adj nuclear

4 senses of nuclear

Sense 1
nuclear (vs. conventional), atomic -- ((weapons) deriving destructive energy from the release of atomic energy; "nuclear war"; "nuclear weapons"; "atomic bombs")
       => thermonuclear -- (using nuclear weapons based on fusion as distinguished from fission)

Sense 2
nuclear -- (of or relating to or constituting the nucleus of an atom; "nuclear physics"; "nuclear fission"; "nuclear forces")

Sense 3
nuclear -- (of or relating to or constituting the nucleus of a cell; "nuclear membrane"; "nuclear division")

Sense 4
nuclear -- (constituting or like a nucleus; "annexation of the suburban fringe by the nuclear metropolis"; "the nuclear core of the congregation")
       => central (vs. peripheral) -- (in or near a center or constituting a center; the inner area; "a central position")