AUTOMATICALLY Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

automatically

adverb

Definition of automatically

as in haphazardly

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Recent Examples of automatically At speeds above 93 mph (150 km/h), a roof spoiler automatically deploys and shifts angles to increase downforce and high-speed stability. — New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026 There’s also an anti-leakage mode that lowers volume and shifts the EQ automatically to reduce how much sound slips out of your ears. — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026 Rookie edge player Trey Moore, expected back later this season, automatically will count as one of the eight, by league rule. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2026 Under Israel’s system, even if Eisenkot’s party finishes first, the president does not automatically task him with forming the government. — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026 The findings show why downloading an app from an official store doesn't automatically guarantee its safety. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026 Suddenly, everything that the brain was handling automatically becomes a conscious thought. — Jesse Granger, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2026 Success in melanoma does not automatically guarantee that the approach will work in other tumors. — Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026 That vulnerability is especially dangerous because restoring electricity does not automatically restore heat. — Tatiana Mitrova, Foreign Affairs, 23 Oct. 2026

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And even though his signature coalition of the willing, the Board of Peace, has potential, it was thrown together haphazardly.

— Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2026
Each of the nine beauty favorites below can be haphazardly thrown from your vanity into your bag and through TSA.

— ElleAnna Revell, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of haphazardly

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After a long night in the privacy of his room, Godwin impulsively painted over the wallpaper that covered the ceiling with a creamy white paint.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026
Moore plays Mona, a meek, thoroughly unseen wife and mother who impulsively decides to audition for a community theater musical despite having no experience.

— Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of impulsively

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Kumar faces two counts of first-degree manslaughter and three counts of recklessly endangering another person in Deschutes County stemming from the fatal wreck.

— Eric Mack , Bill Melugin, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026
But rushing recklessly into a plan to spend nearly $1 billion in tax revenue would underscore the narrative that the county is too rash in its spending.

— Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026

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