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automatic

[aw-tuh-mat-ik] / ˌɔ təˈmæt ɪk /
ADJECTIVE
done or made by machine
Synonyms
STRONGEST
automated electric electronic mechanical
WEAK
mechanized motorized robotic self-moving self-regulating self-starting
Antonyms
STRONGEST
by hand manual
WEAK
stilted thought-out unnatural
ADJECTIVE
done by habit
Synonyms
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mechanical natural
STRONG
reflex routine unconscious
WEAK
autogenetic habitual impulsive instinctive instinctual intuitive involuntary knee-jerk perfunctory spontaneous unforced unintentional unmeditated unthinking unwilled
Antonyms
WEAK
by hand manual stilted thought-out unnatural
ADJECTIVE
occurring as natural consequence
Synonyms
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certain inevitable
STRONG
necessary routine
WEAK
assured inescapable unavoidable
Antonyms
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doubtful uncertain unsure
WEAK
by hand manual stilted thought-out unnatural

Example Sentences

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They added all ticket holders would receive "an automatic full refund".

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

The Riverside County legislator alleges that this conduct was in retaliation for a bill she authored seeking to restrict how law enforcement agencies store and use data from automatic license plate readers.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

This often made it scrappy and innovative, however, often pioneering technologies like better automatic transmissions, cruise control and four-wheel anti-lock brakes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Silica noted at the time that such AI tools had helped create new ways of generating sales leads and the automatic selling of Oracle services.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Or he’d ask who had a pencil, and then hand out a dozen automatic ones.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey