ROBOT: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for ROBOT?

Need another word that means the same as “robot”? Find 4 synonyms and 30 related words for “robot” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Robot” are: automaton, golem, android, machine

Robot as a Noun

Definitions of "Robot" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “robot” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A mechanism that can move automatically.
• A set of automatic traffic lights.
• A person who behaves in a mechanical or unemotional manner.
• (especially in science fiction) a machine resembling a human being and able to replicate certain human movements and functions automatically.
• A machine capable of carrying out a complex series of actions automatically, especially one programmable by a computer.

Synonyms of "Robot" as a noun (4 Words)

android	An open-source operating system used for smartphones and tablet computers. A space station inhabited only by androids.
automaton	A moving mechanical device made in imitation of a human being. Sophisticated automatons continue to run factory assembly lines.
golem	An automaton or robot.
machine	A person who acts with the mechanical efficiency of a machine. Comedians are more than just laugh machines.

Usage Examples of "Robot" as a noun

• A sci-fi movie about time-travelling killer robots.
• A robot arm.
• Public servants are not expected to be mindless robots.
• The robot closed the door behind us.
• Waiting at a robot I caught the eye of a young woman.
• Half of all American robots are making cars or trucks.

Associations of "Robot" (30 Words)

android	An open-source operating system used for smartphones and tablet computers. A space station inhabited only by androids.
artificial	Artificially formal. Artificial fibers.
auto	A motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine. The auto industry.
automate	Make automatic or control or operate automatically. Automate the movement of the robot.
automated	Operated by automation. An automated stoker.
automatic	A mode of operation in which a particular function of a piece of equipment is performed automatically rather than manually. A Mercedes 300SL five speed automatic.
automation	The act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology; usually involving electronic hardware. The automation of office tasks.
automaton	Used in comparisons to refer to a person who seems to act in a mechanical or unemotional way. Like an automaton she walked to the door.
calculator	An expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines. A pocket calculator.
commercialization	The process of managing or running something principally for financial gain. The escalating commercialization of athletics.
computer	A machine for performing calculations automatically.
cyborg	A fictional or hypothetical person whose physical abilities are extended beyond normal human limitations by mechanical elements built into the body. A cyborg is a cybernetic organism.
dispenser	A person who prepares medicines in a dispensary. A paper towel dispenser.
engineering	A field of study or activity concerned with modification or development in a particular area. He had trouble deciding which branch of engineering to study.
imitative	Formed in imitation of a natural sound- Harry Hoijer. The derring do of our film heroes inspired us to imitative feats.
inductive	Inducing or influencing; leading on- John Milton. Inductive reasoning.
industrial	Relating to or denoting a type of harsh uncompromising rock music incorporating sounds resembling those produced by industrial machinery. Industrial waste.
industrialization	The development of industries in a country or region on a wide scale. These developing countries have undergone rapid industrialization.
kinematics	The features or properties of motion in an object.
machine	Make or operate on with a machine. Comedians are more than just laugh machines.
machinery	The components of a machine. The machinery of command labored and brought forth an order.
mechanical	Relating to the exclusive legal right to reproduce a particular recorded version of a song or piece of music. Mechanical copyright.
mechanization	The introduction of machines or automatic devices into a process, activity, or place. With the increasing mechanization of agriculture far fewer farmers are raising donkeys.
mobile	A mobile phone. A mobile missile system.
process	Subject to a process or treatment with the aim of readying for some purpose improving or remedying a condition. Process iron.
productivity	The state or quality of being productive. The long term productivity of land.
robotic	Of or relating to mechanical robots. His robotic voice.
simulated	Reproduced or made to resemble; imitative in character. A purse of simulated alligator hide.
synthetic	A synthetic material or chemical especially a textile fibre. Their tears are a bit synthetic.
technology	The discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems. Advances in computer technology.