automated

adjective

au·​to·​mat·​ed ˈȯ-tə-ˌmā-təd 

: operated automatically

an automated process

automated equipment/machinery

a fully/highly automated factory

Synonyms of automated

• automatic
• robotic

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

For automated watering, a separate hose-end timer is added. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 21 June 2026

Like the power looms, automated threshers, and robotic assembly lines before them, platform technologies are not neutral. — Literary Hub, 28 May 2026

In response, safety advocates have supported automated enforcement tools such as speed and red-light cameras, which can provide investigators with objective evidence when drivers flee the scene. — Ascend Agency, Baltimore Sun, 27 May 2026

This sophisticated piece of software effectively acts as an automated AI logistician in the system. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 21 June 2026

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