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

Six months of use by the author suggests that companies should benefit when users adapt their work styles and the organization defines clear objectives, uses robust context management, and builds automated pipelines. — Jason Andersen, Forbes.com, 7 July 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

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