automaton-like

adjective

Meaning

Lacking individual expression, spontaneity, or emotional variation, often performing tasks in a repetitive or mechanical manner.

Examples

She performed her daily chores in an automaton-like trance, barely noticing the passage of time.
The actor delivered his lines in an automaton-like fashion that failed to convey any genuine feeling.

Synonyms: robotic, mechanical, monotonous, stilted, inanimate

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automaton-like

adjective

Pronunciation: ɔːˈtɒmətənˌlaɪk

Definition

Lacking individual expression, spontaneity, or emotional variation, often performing tasks in a repetitive or mechanical manner.

Examples

She performed her daily chores in an automaton-like trance, barely noticing the passage of time.
The actor delivered his lines in an automaton-like fashion that failed to convey any genuine feeling.
After years of working on the assembly line, his movements had become entirely automaton-like.

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