Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun automatic_pilot

2 senses of automatic pilot

Sense 1
automatic pilot, autopilot -- (a cognitive state in which you act without self-awareness; "she went about her chores on automatic pilot"; "too much of the writing seems to have been done on automatic pilot"; "she talked and he dozed and my mind went on autopilot")
       => unconsciousness -- (a state lacking normal awareness of the self or environment)

Sense 2
autopilot, automatic pilot, robot pilot -- (a navigational device that automatically keeps ships or planes or spacecraft on a steady course)
       => device -- (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water")