robotlike

Examples

• All

• His movements were robotlike, showing no emotion or spontaneity.

• Don't be so robotlike in your responses!

• During the interview, she gave robotlike answers, sticking strictly to rehearsed lines.

• The customer service felt robotlike, as if a real person wasn't behind the responses.

• His voice was robotlike, lacking any hint of emotion as he delivered the orders.

• She moved in a robotlike manner, performing her tasks without any personal touch.

• The assistant's robotlike responses made it clear it was just a programmed machine.

Synonyms

A

automatic

vsrobotlike

48 3.7

Done without thinking, like a quick natural reaction

involves being mechanical and unemotional rather than merely reflexive

R

robotic

vsrobotlike

12 5.2

Behaving like a machine, showing no feeling or interest

is more about appearing mechanical and lacking independent thought

M

machinelike

vsrobotlike

1 6.7

Acting in a very exact, automatic way without showing feeling

stresses lack of independent thought and emotion rather than precision

Z

zombielike

vsrobotlike

1 7.7

Looking or moving like a tired, lifeless person

describes mechanical, unemotional behaviour rather than simple tiredness or emptiness

A

automatonlike

vsrobotlike

• Offensive

9.3

Showing no feeling and acting like a machine

focuses on lack of independent thought rather than physical exactness

P

puppetlike

vsrobotlike

7.4

Moved and controlled by someone else like a small toy

highlights external control as reason for absence of independent thought

Antonyms

E

emotional

535 2.1

Showing strong feelings that are easy to see

How Robotlike

robotlike

6.8

robotic

12 5.2

mechanical

39 3.9

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology