Entry Word: technical

Function: adjective

Meaning: used by or intended for experts in a particular field of knowledge <although the owner's manual for the receiver was supposedly written for the average consumer, it's filled with technical language>

Synonyms specialized

Related Words esoteric, especial, exclusive, limited, narrow, peculiar, restricted, special, specific, unique; authoritative, expert, professional, specialist (or specialistic)

Near Antonyms common, generalized, generic, nonexclusive, nonspecific, ordinary, universal; inexpert, lay, nonprofessional, unprofessional

Antonyms general, nonspecialized, nontechnical