automated

adjective

au·​to·​mat·​ed ˈȯ-tə-ˌmā-təd 

: operated automatically

an automated process

automated equipment/machinery

a fully/highly automated factory

Synonyms

• automatic
• laborsaving
• robotic
• self-acting
• self-operating
• self-regulating

Examples of automated in a Sentence

an automated facility in which you can get your car washed without having encountered a single human being

Recent Examples on the Web

Bring Back the Human Element The markets have become faster, more automated, and more unequal. —Daniel Schlaepfer, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025

Major media companies have already reorganized themselves to enable more automated ad buying and transacting, with data-heavy approaches, targeting, and guarantees. —Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2025

James said in a news release criminals are consistently evading Meta's automated and human review systems to post fake ads that leave retail investors saddled with millions of dollars in losses. —Hugh Son, CNBC, 11 June 2025

State law now largely allows automated speed cameras around parks and schools but not on DuSable Lake Shore Drive. —Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2025

Word History

Etymology

from past participle of automate

First Known Use

1952, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing automated

• automated teller
• automated teller machine

Rhymes for automated

• abdicated
• abrogated
• acclimated
• activated
• actuated
• adumbrated
• advocated
• aggravated
• aggregated
• agitated
• allocated
• alternated