automatically

1. 1.

   in a reflex manner

   “he answered automatically”
2. 2.

   in a mechanical manner; by a mechanism

   “this door opens mechanically”

   Synonymsmechanically

Questions about automatically

What does automatically mean?

automatically means "in a reflex manner". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in automatically?

automatically has 5 syllables: auto-ma-tic-al-ly. The stress falls on "tic". In IPA it is /ˌɔtəˈmætɪkli/.

What is another word for automatically?

Close synonyms include mechanically. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is automatically a common word?