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unmechanized

unmechanized

7.2
That does not use machines for work
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈmɛkənaɪzd/
translation icon : no mecanizado
  • The workshop uses unmechanized tools and traditional craftsmanship for all their furniture.

Examples

  • Efforts to modernize the unmechanized industries have encountered both technical and cultural challenges.

  • Much of the farming in remote regions remains unmechanized to this day.

  • Many farmers still use unmechanized methods for planting.

  • The unmechanized process requires more labor.

  • Many farmers prefer to use unmechanized methods to grow their organic crops.

  • In the past, agriculture was largely unmechanized, relying on manual labor for planting and harvesting.

  • The artist chose an unmechanized approach to create her sculptures, believing it added a personal touch.

Synonyms

nonmechanical
vsunmechanized
5.9

Not done by machines, often electronic or done by hand

is used only for processes, activities, or systems not run by machines
non-automated
vsunmechanized
4.9

Done by people instead of machines

refers more broadly to work done without machinery rather than control systems
non-automatic
vsunmechanized
4.9

Needing a person to operate it by hand

applies to whole processes carried out without machine operation

Antonyms

automated
74 4.0

Machines or computers run a system instead of people

mechanized
  • Specialized
5 4.2

Machines do the work instead of people, for example in factories or farms

How Mechanized

automated
74 4.0
mechanized
  • Specialized
5 4.2
unmechanized
7.2
manual
101 3.8

Surface Forms

unmechanized positive

Morphology

unmechanized = mechanized (transparent) = un + mechanize + ed

Formed by adding the productive negative prefix 'un-' to 'mechanized' (mechanize + -ed); meaning is directly 'not mechanized'.

Etymology

Unmechanized starts with un- meaning 'not' and has mechanize, which comes from machine and means 'to use machines'. So unmechanized describes work or systems that are 'not operated by machinery', like farming done by hand rather than by machines.