General and Technical

General

General adjective - Not limited or specialized in application or purpose.
Usage example: a general education

Technical is an antonym for general.

Technical

Technical adjective - Used by or intended for experts in a particular field of knowledge.
Usage example: although the owner's manual for the receiver was supposedly written for the average consumer, it's filled with technical language

General is an antonym for technical.

Both words in one sentence

  • Stile manages a draw by playing to the general audience, as he saw that Clef concentrated on technical skill and ignored the general audience.
  • The general assumption made is that while Buckethead has more technical skill, his music has 'no emotion'.
  • Lets Play / ProtonJon Walking Techbane: Considering how much he glitches games and has technical issues in general, he certainly counts as one.
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