Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb automate

1 sense of automate

Sense 1
automatize, automatise, automate -- (make automatic or control or operate automatically; "automatize the production"; "automate the movement of the robot")
       => change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")

Antonyms of adj automated

1 sense of automated

Sense 1
automated, machine-controlled, machine-driven -- (operated by automation; "an automated stoker")

INDIRECT (VIA automatic) -> manual -- (requiring human effort; "a manual transmission")

Similarity of adj automated

1 sense of automated

Sense 1
automated, machine-controlled, machine-driven -- (operated by automation; "an automated stoker")
       => automatic (vs. manual) -- (operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control; "automatic transmission"; "a budget deficit that caused automatic spending cuts")