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- [aw-tuh-mat-ik]
- /ˌɔ təˈmæt ɪk/
- /ˌɔːtəˈmætɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [aw-tuh-mat-ik]
- /ˌɔ təˈmæt ɪk/
Definitions of automatic word
- adjective automatic An automatic machine or device is one which has controls that enable it to perform a task without needing to be constantly operated by a person. Automatic methods and processes involve the use of such machines. 3
- countable noun automatic An automatic is a gun that keeps firing shots until you stop pulling the trigger. 3
- countable noun automatic An automatic is a car in which the gears change automatically as the car's speed increases or decreases. 3
- adjective automatic An automatic action is one that you do without thinking about it. 3
- adjective automatic If something such as an action or a punishment is automatic, it happens without people needing to think about it because it is the result of a fixed rule or method. 3
- adjective automatic performed from force of habit or without conscious thought; lacking spontaneity; mechanical 3
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Origin of automatic
First appearance:
before 1740 One of the 48% newest English words
1740-50; < Greek autómat(os) self-moving (see automaton) + -ic
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Parts of speech for Automatic
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
automatic popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
automatic usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for automatic
adj automatic
- mechanical — having to do with machinery: a mechanical failure.
- automated — An automated factory, office, or industrial process uses machines to do the work instead of people.
- motorized — to furnish with a motor, as a vehicle.
- mechanized — to make mechanical.
- robotic — a machine that resembles a human and does mechanical, routine tasks on command.
adjective automatic
- mechanised — to make mechanical.
- programmed — a plan of action to accomplish a specified end: a school lunch program.
- mindless — without intelligence; senseless: a mindless creature.
- regular — usual; normal; customary: to put something in its regular place.
- repeated — done, made, or said again and again: repeated attempts.
Antonyms for automatic
adj automatic
- manual — done, operated, worked, etc., by the hand or hands rather than by an electrical or electronic device: a manual gearshift.
- stilted — stiffly dignified or formal, as speech or literary style; pompous.
- unnatural — contrary to the laws or course of nature.
- by hand — If you do something by hand, you do it using your hands rather than a machine.
- thought-out — produced by or showing the results of much thought: a carefully thought-out argument.
adjective automatic
- preset — to set beforehand.
- voluntary — done, made, brought about, undertaken, etc., of one's own accord or by free choice: a voluntary contribution.
- spontaneous — coming or resulting from a natural impulse or tendency; without effort or premeditation; natural and unconstrained; unplanned: a spontaneous burst of applause.
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