robotlike
- adjective
- /ˈroʊbətˌlaɪk/
- Her robotlike response surprised the audience.
Examples
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His movements were robotlike, showing no emotion or spontaneity.
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Don't be so robotlike in your responses!
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During the interview, she gave robotlike answers, sticking strictly to rehearsed lines.
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The customer service felt robotlike, as if a real person wasn't behind the responses.
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His voice was robotlike, lacking any hint of emotion as he delivered the orders.
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She moved in a robotlike manner, performing her tasks without any personal touch.
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The assistant's robotlike responses made it clear it was just a programmed machine.
Synonyms
Done without thinking, like a quick natural reaction
Behaving like a machine, showing no feeling or interest
Acting in a very exact, automatic way without showing feeling
Looking or moving like a tired, lifeless person
Showing no feeling and acting like a machine
Moved and controlled by someone else like a small toy
Antonyms
How Robotlike
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Robotlike comes from the word robot, which itself comes from the Czech robota meaning 'forced work' or 'drudgery'. So when someone or something is called robotlike it means it acts like a machine—mechanical, without real feeling or independent thought.