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Synonyms of automatic

5 similar words · 8 opposite words

Another word for automatic is self-operating. Other synonyms of automatic are perfunctory. The opposite of automatic is manual.

Synonyms and similar words for automatic

adjectiveCapable of operating without external control or intervention.

adjectiveDone out of habit or without conscious thought.

  • instinctive
  • perfunctoryDone only or merely to conform to a minimal standard or to fulfill a protocol or presumptive duty.
  • thoughtless
  • PavlovianOf or relating to the theories of the Russian physiologist, psychologist, and physician Ivan Petrovich Pavlov...

Opposite of automatic

adjectiveCapable of operating without external control or intervention.

adjectiveDone out of habit or without conscious thought.

nounA car with an automatic transmission; the transmission itself.

Meaning of automatic

  1. adjective Capable of operating without external control or intervention.
  2. adjective Done out of habit or without conscious thought.
  3. adjective Necessary, inevitable, prescribed by logic, law, etc.

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Questions about synonyms of automatic

What is another word for automatic?
Automatic has 5 synonyms on Word.ws, such as self-operating and perfunctory.
What is the opposite of automatic?
The opposite of automatic is manual.
What does automatic mean?
Automatic means capable of operating without external control or intervention.

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