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

2 senses of automaton

Sense 1
automaton, zombi, zombie -- (someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic way; "only an automaton wouldn't have noticed")
       => anomaly, unusual person -- (a person who is unusual)

Sense 2
automaton, robot, golem -- (a mechanism that can move automatically)
       => mechanism -- (device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function)