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automatic

/ˌɔː.təˈmæt.ɪk/noun, adjective4 syllables

Automatic means: operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control.

Synonyms for automatic24

noun, as in self-loading rifle capable of automatic fire

automatic rifle, machine rifle

noun, as in a pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is gone or the trigger is released

automatic pistol

adjective, as in operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control

autoloading, self-loading, semiautomatic, automated, machine-controlled, machine-driven, self-acting, self-activating, self-moving, self-regulating, self-locking, self-winding, smart, mechanical

adjective, as in resembling the unthinking functioning of a machine

automatonlike, machinelike, robotlike, robotic, mechanical

adjective, as in without volition or conscious control

reflex, reflexive, involuntary

Opposites of automatic

manual

What does automatic mean?5

adjective

1

operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control“automatic transmission”

2

resembling the unthinking functioning of a machine“an automatic ‘thank you’”

3

without volition or conscious control“the automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong light”

noun

1

self-loading rifle capable of automatic fire

2

a pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is gone or the trigger is released

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with automatic?27

two syllables

staticattic

three syllables

dramatictraumaticpragmaticecstaticerraticthematicfanaticclimaticschematicpneumaticemphatic

five syllables

aristocratic
Show 40 near rhymes
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All 27 rhymes for automatic, grouped by syllable

Automatic in a sentence

  • With an over-simplified language, you don't have dialogues but only automatic reflexes.unknown
  • I prefer to drive a manual car, while my brother prefers an automatic.patgfisher
  • Most workers get an automatic pay raise every year.CK
  • The automatic language recognition program no longer works.Miktsoanit
  • Peter forgot to put money into his bank account before the automatic payment date.OA
  • List data can easily be totalled using the automatic sum function.unknown
  • Fully automatic story generation remains an unsolved problem for computer scientists.al_ex_an_der
  • The computer stopped working after an automatic system update.LB

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Forms of automatic

as a noun

plural
automatics