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

2 senses of technical

Sense 1
technical -- (a pickup truck with a gun mounted on it)
       => pickup, pickup truck -- (a light truck with an open body and low sides and a tailboard)
       => military vehicle -- (vehicle used by the armed forces)

Sense 2
technical foul, technical -- ((basketball) a foul that can be assessed on a player or a coach or a team for unsportsmanlike conduct; does not usually involve physical contact during play)
       => foul -- (an act that violates the rules of a sport)

Antonyms of adj technical

3 of 5 senses of technical

Sense 2
technical (vs. nontechnical) -- (characterizing or showing skill in or specialized knowledge of applied arts and sciences; "a technical problem"; "highly technical matters hardly suitable for the general public"; "a technical report"; "producing the A-bomb was a challenge to the technical people of this country"; "technical training"; "technical language")

nontechnical (vs. technical), untechnical -- (not characteristic of or skilled in applied arts and sciences; "nontechnical aspects of the job"; "nontechnical training"; "an untechnical reader"; "in clear effective nontechnical language")

Sense 4
technical, expert -- (of or relating to or requiring special knowledge to be understood; "technical terminology"; "a technical report"; "technical language")

INDIRECT (VIA skilled) -> unskilled -- (not having or showing or requiring special skill or proficiency; "unskilled in the art of rhetoric"; "an enthusiastic but unskillful mountain climber"; "unskilled labor"; "workers in unskilled occupations are finding fewer and fewer job opportunities"; "unskilled workmanship")

Sense 5
technical -- (resulting from or dependent on market factors rather than fundamental economic considerations; "analysts content that the stock market is due for a technical rally"; "the fall is only a technical correction")

INDIRECT (VIA commercial) -> noncommercial -- (not connected with or engaged in commercial enterprises)

Similarity of adj technical

5 senses of technical

Sense 1
technical, proficient -- (of or relating to technique or proficiency in a practical skill; "his technical innovation was his brushwork"; "the technical dazzle of her dancing")

Sense 2
technical (vs. nontechnical) -- (characterizing or showing skill in or specialized knowledge of applied arts and sciences; "a technical problem"; "highly technical matters hardly suitable for the general public"; "a technical report"; "producing the A-bomb was a challenge to the technical people of this country"; "technical training"; "technical language")

Sense 3
technical, technological -- (of or relating to a practical subject that is organized according to scientific principles; "technical college"; "technological development")

Sense 4
technical, expert -- (of or relating to or requiring special knowledge to be understood; "technical terminology"; "a technical report"; "technical language")
       => skilled (vs. unskilled) -- (having or showing or requiring special skill; "only the most skilled gymnasts make an Olympic team"; "a skilled surgeon has many years of training and experience"; "a skilled reconstruction of her damaged elbow"; "a skilled trade")

Sense 5
technical -- (resulting from or dependent on market factors rather than fundamental economic considerations; "analysts content that the stock market is due for a technical rally"; "the fall is only a technical correction")
       => commercial (vs. noncommercial) -- (connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises; "commercial trucker"; "commercial TV"; "commercial diamonds")

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