Meaning & use
automatic
Operating by itself with little or no direct human control.
See it in a sentence
The automatic doors slid open as soon as she approached the entrance.
His apology felt automatic, as if he said it without really meaning it.
A note on using this word
Automatic can describe machines or, figuratively, actions done without conscious thought, such as an automatic reflex.
Words with a similar meaning
mechanicalinvoluntary
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Words with an opposite meaning
manual
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