programmatic

adjective

pro·​gram·​mat·​ic ˌprō-grə-ˈma-tik 

1

: relating to program music

2

: of, relating to, resembling, or having a program

programmatically

ˌprō-grə-ˈma-ti-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

Examples of programmatic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

However, the closures have also prompted some programmatic changes, which will mean some shifts for enrollment practices. —Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 12 Jan. 2026

Plankey’s wide-ranging management efforts—reaching down into the programmatic weeds of getting tactical special mission capabilities back into the service—couldn’t have been better timed. —Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 8 Jan. 2026

Entertainment companies are responding by building out their programmatic efforts and finding ways to bring smaller advertisers into their ecosystem alongside the blue chip advertisers that have long sustained the TV business. —Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 2 Jan. 2026

The programmatic reason to attend the cinemas has eroded greatly. —Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 26 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for programmatic

• achromatic
• acrobatic
• adriatic
• aliphatic
• antistatic
• aromatic
• astigmatic
• autocratic
• automatic
• bureaucratic
• charismatic
• cholestatic