automatically
By itself, unaided
Automatically means without deliberate thought or intervention.
A machine that runs automatically operates on its own once started.
Actions performed automatically happen by reflex or habit: I automatically reached for my phone when I woke up.
The word often implies efficiency—something handled without requiring attention—but can suggest lack of consideration: She automatically assumes the worst.
As standard practice
- customarilyIn the habitual manner
- regularlyAt fixed intervals
- consistentlyIn an unchanging way
- habituallyAs regular practice
repeatedly · by default · instinctively · second-nature · unconsciously · without prompting · predictably · invariably
Done without conscious thought
- instinctivelyBy innate impulse
- unconsciouslyWithout being aware
- unintentionallyWithout deliberate intent
- involuntarilyWithout deliberate intent
inadvertently · unwittingly · impulsively · reactively · subconsciously · unbidden · unthinkingly · compulsively
Done through code
- digitallyBy electronic computation
- electronicallyVia electrical circuits
- algorithmicallyBy fixed computational steps
- computerizedOperated by electronic processor
robotically · autonomously · self-operating · preprogrammed · coded · virtualized · cybernetically · remotely
Without noticeable transitions
- smoothlyWithout friction or difficulty
- fluidlyIn flowing manner
- naturallywithout artificial help
- effortlesslyWithout visible labor
intuitively · easily · conveniently · painlessly · simply · straightforwardly · accessibly · user-friendly
routinely
As standard practice
- customarilyIn the habitual manner
- regularlyAt fixed intervals
- consistentlyIn an unchanging way
habitually · repeatedly · by default · instinctively · second-nature · unconsciously · without prompting · predictably · invariably · unfailingly
reflexively
Done without conscious thought
- instinctivelyBy innate impulse
- unconsciouslyWithout being aware
- unintentionallyWithout deliberate intent
involuntarily · inadvertently · unwittingly · impulsively · reactively · subconsciously · unbidden · unthinkingly · compulsively · spontaneously
programmatically
Done through code
- digitallyBy electronic computation
- electronicallyVia electrical circuits
- algorithmicallyBy fixed computational steps
computerized · robotically · autonomously · self-operating · preprogrammed · coded · virtualized · cybernetically · remotely · systematically
seamlessly
Without noticeable transitions
effortlessly · intuitively · easily · conveniently · painlessly · simply · straightforwardly · accessibly · user-friendly · frictionlessly
- adverbsquickly, slowly, very, really, now
- mental adverbsmentally, cognitively, consciously, unconsciously, subconsciously
- gradual phrasesbit by bit, little by little, step by step, one by one, piece by piece
- without enthusiasmhalfheartedly, listlessly, apathetically, indifferently, uninspiredly
- without intentunintentionally, inadvertently, accidentally, unwittingly, unconsciously
automaticallymanually
Using one's hands
by hand · hands-on · by oneself · laboriously · individually
automaticallydeliberately
Done with intention
consciously · intentionally · purposefully · mindfully · thoughtfully
automaticallydoubtfully
In an unconvinced way
uncertainly · contingently · conditionally · possibly · maybe
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