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SELF-ACTING Synonyms

There are 12 synonyms of the word self-acting. (exact relations)
There is 0 hypernym of the word self-acting. (close relations)

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automatic
adjectiveadj
adjective

• operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control

noun

• self-loading rifle capable of automatic fire

• a pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is gone or the trigger is released

adjective satellite

• resembling the unthinking functioning of a machine

• without volition or conscious control

independent
adjectiveadj
adjective

• free from external control and constraint

• (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence

noun

• a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)

• a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them

adjective satellite

• (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces

• not controlled by a party or interest group

instinctive
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• unthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinct

involuntary
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not subject to the control of the will

• controlled by the autonomic nervous system; without conscious control

mechanical
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective

• using (or as if using) mechanisms or tools or devices

• relating to or concerned with machinery or tools

• relating to or governed by or in accordance with mechanics

natural
adjectiveadj
adjective

• in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature

• existing in or produced by nature; not artificial or imitation

• existing in or in conformity with nature or the observable world; neither supernatural nor magical

• (of a musical note) being neither raised nor lowered by one chromatic semitone

• (of a parent or child) related by blood; genetically related

noun

• someone regarded as certain to succeed

• a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat

• (craps) a first roll of 7 or 11 that immediately wins the stake

adjective satellite

• functioning or occurring in a normal way; lacking abnormalities or deficiencies

• unthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinct

• (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes

• being talented through inherited qualities

• free from artificiality

reflexive
adjectiveadj
noun

• a personal pronoun compounded with -self to show the agent's action affects the agent

adjective satellite

• without volition or conscious control

• referring back to itself

spontaneous
adjectiveadj
adjective

• happening or arising without apparent external cause

adjective satellite

• said or done without having been planned or written in advance

unthinking
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adverb

• in a thoughtless manner

adjective satellite

• not exhibiting or characterized by careful thought

• without care or thought for others

• mentally sluggish

self-activating
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• designed to activate or move or regulate itself

self-moving
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• designed to activate or move or regulate itself

self-regulating
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• designed to activate or move or regulate itself

Alternatives for AUTOMATIC

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