automatic

/ˌɔtəmˈætɪk/ · 4 syllables

Meaning

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. light machine gun
2. a pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is gone or the trigger is released

Synonyms for automatic

• autoloading
• automated
• self-acting
• self-locking
• self-winding
• semiautomatic
• smart
• automatonlike
• machinelike
• robotlike
• robotic
• mechanical
• reflex
• reflexive
• involuntary
• automatic rifle
• machine rifle
• automatic pistol

Antonyms of automatic

• manual

Words that rhyme with automatic

• attic
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• democratic
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• monochromatic
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• aromatic
• asthmatic
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• diplomatic
• emblematic
• enigmatic
• fanatic
• hepatic
• melodramatic
• prismatic
• problematic
• rheumatic
• schematic
• symptomatic
• systematic
• thematic
• traumatic
• acrobatic
• aristocratic