Automatically meaning

What does “automatically” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“automatically” is an adverb with 2 meanings. Its most common meaning is: in a reflex manner.

automatically

adverb

  1. in a reflex manner

    “he answered automatically”

  2. in a mechanical manner; by a mechanism

    “this door opens mechanically”

    Synonymsmechanically

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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