Synonyms of automation

automation

noun

ˌȯ-tə-ˈmā-shən 

as in mechanization

the process of putting an apparatus, operation, or system under the control or regulation of mechanical or electronic devices

feared that automation would add millions to the ranks of the unemployed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mechanization
• robotization
• electrification
• computerization
• motorization
• cybernation

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of automation

The people building and deploying workplace automation increasingly describe their ideal employee in terms that sound less like a computer science course and more like a lesson in human development. — Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026

However, many of these next-generation designs are expected to depend heavily on digital instrumentation, automation, and cybersecurity rather than the analog systems found in today’s conventional reactors. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 11 July 2026

Writers and academics have turned—rightly so—to the political problems of compensation, data justice, and the automation of creative fields. — Meghan O’Gieblyn, The New York Review of Books, 11 July 2026

This will be especially tedious for people with dozens of lights and accessories, as well as many customized scenes and automations. — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026