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

To combat bots, Ticketmaster, the primary ticketing platform for many concerts, blocks automated software, identifies and shuts down fake accounts and cancels orders that violate its policies. — Sydney Goh, CNBC, 27 June 2026

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

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

Data Intelligence provides universal discovery, automated governance, and AI-ready context via semantic knowledge graphs, ensuring self-describing, secure data. — Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 19 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