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Synonyms & Antonyms of automatic
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
done instantly and without conscious thought or decision
- Carl's automatic use of the brakes narrowly averted a collision
Synonyms for automatic
Words Related to automatic
- conditioned,
- natural,
- Pavlovian,
- reactive,
- reflex,
- simple,
- subliminal,
- unconscious,
- unforced,
- visceral
Near Antonyms for automatic
Antonyms for automatic
- nonmechanical
2
designed to replace or decrease human labor and especially physical labor
- liked the ease of an automatic floor cleaner
Synonyms for automatic
Words Related to automatic
Antonyms for automatic
automatic
nounSynonyms of automatic (Entry 2 of 2)
as in assault weapon, machine gun
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for automatic
- AK-47,
- assault rifle,
- assault weapon,
- carbine,
- machine gun,
- machine pistol,
- repeater,
- submachine gun,
- tommy gun
- blunderbuss,
- breechloader,
- culverin,
- fieldpiece,
- firelock,
- flintlock,
- harquebus
- (or arquebus),
- matchlock,
- musket,
- rifle,
- shotgun,
- smoothbore,
- twenty-two
- (or .22)
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Time Traveler for automatic
The first known use of automatic was in 1686
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