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

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

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Robot as a Noun
Definitions of "Robot" as a noun
Synonyms of "Robot" as a noun (4 Words)
Usage Examples of "Robot" as a noun
Associations of "Robot" (30 Words)

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.