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Synonyms: Adjective
instinctive, instinctual, involuntary, knee-jerk, mechanic, mechanical, robotic, spontaneous
Antonyms: Adjective
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Without thinking, he gave an automatic reply. She always has an automatic smile for everyone.Noun
Will your next car be a manual or an automatic?
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Those comments on Friday were followed Saturday by remarks at a vigil from New Zealand attorney general David Parker, who said the government would ban semi-automatic rifles, as reported by the New Zealand Herald. — Lucy Diavolo, Teen Vogue, "New Zealand Lawmakers Are Changing Gun Laws in Response to the Christchurch Mosque Attacks," 18 Mar. 2019 The slab-sided semi-automatic handgun holds seven rounds of .45 ACP ammunition and was the standard sidearm of the U.S. military from World War I to the 1980s, a remarkable longevity. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "When the Singer Sewing Machine Company Built the Best .45 Pistol Ever Made," 21 Sep. 2018 Baca, 53, was shot 22 times with a semi-automatic assault rifle and his body was burned and left on Pajarito Mesa near the city of Los Alamos in January 2008, authorities have said. — Fox News, "Alleged Juarez cartel assassin extradited to New Mexico," 6 Sep. 2018 Masoom is accused of leaving the .380 semi-automatic handgun on the table without a trigger lock in place, the documents show. — Samantha Ketterer, Houston Chronicle, "Man charged in May accidental shooting of son in SE Houston," 9 July 2018 But officials say a cheap, legal attachment might have allowed Stephen Paddock’s semi-automatic guns to mimic the rapid fire of machine guns (via Associated Press). — Sam Rosenstiel, Cincinnati.com, "Gun groups sue Cincinnati over Council's bump stock ban," 22 June 2018 Parker sneaked his stepfather's Ruger 9mm semi-automatic pistol into the school in a book bag, police have said. — Emma Austin, The Courier-Journal, "Marshall County school district bans backpacks after school shooting," 7 June 2018 The weapon was identified as a semi-automatic handgun. — Nashelly Chavez, sacbee, "Man who pointed gun at Sacramento deputies likely mistook them for a neighbor, authorities say," 5 June 2018 The two men, armed with semi-automatic handguns, entered the apartment and fired off a number of rounds, striking the three people, police said. — Jim Newton, Lake County News-Sun, "New charges filed in February home invasion and shooting death in Zion," 4 June 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
The gunman still may have carried out the shooting without bump stocks, but the devices made the shooting much deadlier by turning his semiautomatic weapons into guns that closely simulated automatics. — German Lopez, Vox, "The Trump administration just banned bump stocks for guns," 18 Dec. 2018 The gunman still may have carried out the shooting without bump stocks, but the devices made the shooting much deadlier by turning his semiautomatic weapons into guns that closely simulated automatics. — German Lopez, Vox, "The Trump administration just banned bump stocks for guns," 18 Dec. 2018 The gunman still may have carried out the shooting without bump stocks, but the devices made the shooting much deadlier by turning his semiautomatic weapons into guns that closely simulated automatics. — German Lopez, Vox, "The Trump administration just banned bump stocks for guns," 18 Dec. 2018 The gunman still may have carried out the shooting without bump stocks, but the devices made the shooting much deadlier by turning his semiautomatic weapons into guns that closely simulated automatics. — German Lopez, Vox, "The Trump administration just banned bump stocks for guns," 18 Dec. 2018 The gunman still may have carried out the shooting without bump stocks, but the devices made the shooting much deadlier by turning his semiautomatic weapons into guns that closely simulated automatics. — German Lopez, Vox, "The Trump administration just banned bump stocks for guns," 18 Dec. 2018 The gunman still may have carried out the shooting without bump stocks, but the devices made the shooting much deadlier by turning his semiautomatic weapons into guns that closely simulated automatics. — German Lopez, Vox, "The Trump administration just banned bump stocks for guns," 18 Dec. 2018 The gunman still may have carried out the shooting without bump stocks, but the devices made the shooting much deadlier by turning his semiautomatic weapons into guns that closely simulated automatics. — German Lopez, Vox, "Trump administration to ban bump stocks for guns," 29 Nov. 2018 In 2006, 47 percent of new models in the U.S. were offered with automatics and manuals. — Robert Duffer, chicagotribune.com, "The shift is on: Manual transmissions may be endangered but they're also beloved," 11 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'automatic.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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