automatically

Without anyone needing to start or control what happens.

• The doors open automatically.
• Your work is saved automatically every minute.
• Does the subscription renew automatically?

Similar words: by itself

Opposites: manually

Common phrases: automatically open, automatically save, automatically renew

Without stopping to think or making a conscious choice.

• I automatically reached for my phone.
• She smiled automatically when she saw him.
• Don’t automatically assume that everyone agrees with you.

Similar words: instinctively, without thinking

Opposites: consciously, deliberately

Common phrases: automatically assume, automatically reach, automatically react