CEFR C2

automatonlike

adjective

Meaning

Acting or moving with the mechanical, emotionless, and predictable precision of a machine.

Examples

  • Her automatonlike response to the tragic news left everyone in the room feeling deeply unsettled.
  • He marched with an automatonlike gait, his eyes fixed firmly on the horizon.

Synonyms: robotic, mechanical, lifeless, inanimate