Automatic
Automatic adjective - Done instantly and without conscious thought or decision.
Usage example: Carl's automatic use of the brakes narrowly averted a collision
Improvised and automatic are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Improvised" instead an adjective "Automatic".
Improvised
Improvised adjective - Made or done without previous thought or preparation.
Usage example: stumbled through an improvised reply to an unexpected question at the press conference
Automatic and improvised are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Automatic" instead an adjective "Improvised".
Nearby Words: improvisation, improvising
Both words in one sentence
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Even most firearms are improvised and only few can afford a still operating prewar automatic weapon.
Source: Literature / Metro 2033 - The Lone Gunmen used automatic fire doors in the improvised lockdown of a pathogen-contaminated corridor when they made their Heroic Sacrifice at the end of The X-Files.
Source: Lockdown -
Even most firearms are improvised and only a few people can afford a still-operating pre-war automatic weapon.
Source: Video Game / Metro 2033
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