Antonyms of adj self-activating

1 sense of self-activating

Sense 1
self-acting, self-activating, self-moving, self-regulating -- (designed to activate or move or regulate itself; "a self-activating sprinkler system")

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

Similarity of adj self-activating

1 sense of self-activating

Sense 1
self-acting, self-activating, self-moving, self-regulating -- (designed to activate or move or regulate itself; "a self-activating sprinkler system")
       => automatic (vs. manual) -- (operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control; "automatic transmission"; "a budget deficit that caused automatic spending cuts")