auto

Vehicle, or self-prefix

Auto is a prefix meaning self or automatic: autocorrect, autopilot, autobiography.

As a standalone word, auto is a somewhat dated informal term for automobile: auto insurance, auto mechanic, the auto industry.

In photography and electronics, auto refers to automatic settings: Switch the camera to auto.

vehicle

car

Wheeled motor vehicle

  • sedanEnclosed passenger car
  • SUVRugged passenger vehicle
  • coupeTwo-door fixed-roof car

hatchback · convertible · minivan · truck · pickup · wagon · roadster · jalopy · beater · fender

automatic

automated

Operating without human control

hands-free · push-button · self-regulating · triggered · preset · timed · motorized · servo · robotic · unmanned

prefix

autologous

From the same organism

autosave · autoloader

speed

fast

Speedy, or skip eating

express · swift · racing · turbo · acceleration · high-performance · sport · souped-up · nitro · rev

self

self-referential

Alluding to itself

self-governing · self-propelled · self-taught · self-portrait · self-examination · introspective · independent · inner · personal

Categories
Opposites
automation/operation mode

automanual

Written instructions for use

hand-operated · by hand · non-automatic · mechanical · analog

vehicle type

autobicycle

Pedal-powered two-wheeler

bike · pedestrian · walking · horse · horse-drawn carriage

self vs. other/external

autohetero

Attracted to opposite sex

exo · external · foreign · outside · alien

Phrases
Family

automatic, autonomy, automobile, autograph, autonomous, automation, autobiography, autocratic, autopsy

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G