Thesaurus results for 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

Relevance

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of automation Whatever junior workers survive the automation of the knowledge economy will be scaling a pyramid that is steeper and sharper-elbowed. —

Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 21 Apr. 2026 The system performed admirably for home automation tasks. —

John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 21 Apr. 2026 But automation alone cannot eliminate a structural pattern in which the system waits to determine legitimacy until long after actions have already occurred. —

Holland Haynie, STAT, 21 Apr. 2026 The report comes over a year after Meta’s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, announced that the company would do away with its fact-check program and stop using automation to detect and remove hate speech. —

Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for automation

Recent Examples of Synonyms for automation

mechanization

Noun

Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, Democrats from Georgia, and Ashley Moody and Rick Scott, Republicans from Florida, said Thursday that the Land Grant Research Prioritization Act of 2026 would boost R&D for advanced agricultural innovations, including mechanization.

— Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 27 Mar. 2026
Cabernet sauvignon is planted across the PATRIMONY estate, much of it too steep and densely planted for mechanization.

— Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2026