SEMIAUTOMATIC Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

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Definition of semiautomatic

as in automated

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Recent Examples of semiautomatic

Adjective

About a dozen states have banned semiautomatic rifles like AR-15s, which are often called assault weapons. — ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026 She had previously been charged in those counts with assault using a semiautomatic firearm. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026

Noun

Dressed for the occasion — and very comfortable with a semiautomatic. — Michael Ruiz , Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 15 Dec. 2025 For those who prefer the hands-on experience of making their own espresso, a semiautomatic keeps you in control. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for semiautomatic

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Adjective

Truck makers and operators still have to solve some major issues, however, including how automated trucks will operate in variable weather and road conditions, and whether drivers should still be inside big rigs.

— Shannon Roberts, The Conversation, 29 Oct. 2026
Massive infrastructure investments are also going toward increasing cloud capacity and AI compute power to handle real-time visibility, demand sensing and automated routing.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of automated

Adjective

Non-metallic shells insulate metallic components, conductive feet provide grounding, and automatic cutoffs monitor temperature.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
The Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office charged Hernandez Santana, 65, with firing a gun into an inhabited building, assault with a semi-automatic firearm and firing a gun in a grossly negligent manner.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of automatic

Noun

Paz was arrested last year on several charges after fleeing from police at a traffic stop and driving at speeds up to 80 mph while firing a handgun at officers, according to the release.

— Harllie Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 30 Oct. 2026
That’s roughly comparable to the muzzle energy of some powerful handgun rounds, although the physics of a hypervelocity impact are very different.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of handgun

Adjective

The law banned any actual preparation or open handling of ingredients on a non-motorized pushcart, restricting vendors from even placing a hot dog inside a bun.

— Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026
Instead of relying on a motorized mount to track the sky, its CMOS sensor physically rotates to cancel that rotation out, right at the image plane.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of motorized

Noun

How did a live round get into the revolver and who brought the lethal ammunition to the set?

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2026
On June 29, a New Haven Superior Court jury found Stokes guilty of murder, criminal attempt to commit improper sale of a firearm, conspiracy to commit improper sale of a firearm and carrying a pistol or revolver without a permit.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of revolver

Adjective

The picture painted from the interview subjects, who occasionally draw sketches of weapons-screen interfaces on notepads, is of a computerized tracking-and-killing apparatus, culled from the surveillance Israel keeps of nearly every phone in Gaza.

— Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
Samsung has also thrown its considerable weight behind computerized rings, and a growing pack of competitors is filling in the territory between them.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of computerized

Noun

Soldiers from a separate task force rifle battalion of the National Police of Ukraine in the Zaporizhzhia region carry a GARA UAV to a shelter in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, October 16, 2026.

— Anastasiia Parafeniuk, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026
According to court documents, an officer spotted the elder Smith brother running behind a residence, and the younger brother was later found running in the same yard while holding an AR-style rifle.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026

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