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

The technology, essentially an automated controller, that monitors composite 3D printing, was created by scientists at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Tennessee, part of the US Department of Energy (DoE). —Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 22 May 2026

While on-premises systems can languish without security patches, cloud platforms offer continuous, automated hardening. —Robert Messer, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026

The chip sends data to the video assistant referee, or VAR, system and the tournament’s semi-automated offside system. —John Eric Goff, The Conversation, 13 May 2026

If correcting automated categories feels frustrating, manual budgeting may be a better fit. —Nick Perry, USA Today, 11 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