unmechanised
Without engine assistance
Unmechanised describes work or processes done without machinery, relying instead on human labor, animal power, or hand tools.
British spelling of unmechanized.
Unmechanised farming still predominates in many developing regions.
The word typically appears in discussions of agriculture, manufacturing, or military operations before industrialization.
Labor done manually
- handmadeCreated manually, not mechanically
- hands-onInvolving direct physical engagement
- hand-poweredOperated by human force
- handcraftedMade manually, not machined
physical · labor-intensive · human-powered · hand-operated · unpowered · non-motorized · hand-picked · hand-stitched
Respected due to age
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- ancestralOf one's forebears
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
- pre-industrialBefore mass manufacturing emerged
historic · primitive · bygone · artisanal · folk · smallholder · subsistence · peasant
Extremely physically demanding
- gruelingExtremely tiring and demanding
- arduousDemanding strenuous effort
- strenuousRequiring intense exertion
- toilsomeRequiring strenuous effort
exhausting · labor-intensive · demanding · painstaking · slow · inefficient · time-consuming · wearisome
handwork
Labor done manually
- handmadeCreated manually, not mechanically
- hands-onInvolving direct physical engagement
- hand-poweredOperated by human force
handcrafted · physical · labor-intensive · human-powered · hand-operated · unpowered · non-motorized · hand-picked · hand-stitched · hand-forged
time-honored
Respected due to age
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- ancestralOf one's forebears
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
pre-industrial · historic · primitive · bygone · artisanal · folk · smallholder · subsistence · peasant · indigenous
backbreaking
Extremely physically demanding
- gruelingExtremely tiring and demanding
- arduousDemanding strenuous effort
- strenuousRequiring intense exertion
toilsome · exhausting · labor-intensive · demanding · painstaking · slow · inefficient · time-consuming · wearisome · onerous
sickle
Curved hand-held harvesting blade
- scytheManual crop-cutting implement
- threshingExtracting grain from stalks
- winnowingSeparating grain from chaff
transplanting · hoe · spade · pitchfork · terracing · paddy · smallholding
unmechanisedmechanised
Equipped with motors
mechanized · mechanical · automated · industrialised · industrialized
machine, mechanic, machinery, machinist, mechanistic, machinate, mechanised, mechanist, unmechanized