auto-response

noun

au·​to-re·​sponse ˌȯ-tō-ri-ˈspän(t)s 

variants or less commonly auto response or autoresponse

plural auto-responses also auto responses or autoresponses

: a response sent automatically to incoming messages (such as emails) : a response sent by an autoresponder

He did not immediately return a phone call, and his city e-mail address kicked back an auto-response.

—Christa Lawler

The company has also made meetings shorter and has streamlined the usual crush of emails with auto responses for perfunctory exchanges.

—Clarrie Feinstein

… there are a few different situations that warrant autoresponses that you might be interested in building into your automation rules. These include: Welcome texts.

—TechSling

an auto-response email

Examples of auto-response in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Every email follows the auto-response template suggested by the browser. — New Atlas, 23 Jan. 2026

But sales and marketing applications — tools that promise to write for you, generate auto-responses, or deploy chatbots to answer customer questions—are simple to imagine. — Andrea Hill, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025

For nearly a year, the auto-response to the press email returned the poop emoji. — Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 6 Sep. 2024

Emails to Side triggered an auto-response that doubled as a press statement. — Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2024

Because the auto-response features of the air defense system were turned off to avoid shooting down the returning American drone, there was little to no warning of the incoming attack. — Haley Ott, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2024

Twitter responded to Ars' request to clarify whether this is a bug or a feature with its signature auto-response poop emoji. — Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 27 June 2023

Emails inquiring about any new developments to the company’s press account, including one sent for this story, receive an auto-response of a single poop emoji. — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1995, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for auto-response

• bons
• hans
• launce
• nonce
• sconce
• naissance
• response
• nonchalance
• nonresponse
• renaissance