robotic

ro·bot·ic

adj \rō-ˈbä-tik, rə-\

Definition of ROBOTIC

1

: of or relating to mechanical robots

2

: having the characteristics of a robot <performs with robotic consistency>

— ro·bot·i·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

Examples of ROBOTIC

1. <the dishwasher is one of the greatest robotic devices ever invented>
2. <with a single robotic motion, she reached for a cigarette and a lighter the instant she sat down>

First Known Use of ROBOTIC

1941

Related to ROBOTIC

Synonyms: automated, automatic, laborsaving, self-acting, self-operating, self-regulating

Antonyms: nonautomated, nonautomatic

Related Words: mechanical, motorized, nonmanual; computerized; aiding, helping; easing, relieving; time-saving; semiautomatic

Near Antonyms: calculated, conscious, cultivated, deliberate, designed, intended, intentional, predetermined, prepared, projected, refined, rehearsed, volitional, voluntary, willed, willful (or wilful); advised, aforethought, careful, considered, foresighted, forethoughtful, measured, meticulous, reasoned, studied, thoughtful

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Rhymes with ROBOTIC

aquatic, biotic, chaotic, cirrhotic, demotic, despotic, ergotic, erotic, exotic, hypnotic, kyphotic, leprotic, lordotic, meiotic, mitotic, narcotic, necrotic, neurotic, Nilotic, osmotic, psychotic, quixotic, sclerotic, thrombotic, zygotic