Automatic
Automatic adjective - Done instantly and without conscious thought or decision.
Obligatory and automatic are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Obligatory" instead an adjective "Automatic".
Obligatory
Obligatory adjective - Forcing one's compliance or participation by or as if by law.
Automatic and obligatory are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Automatic" instead an adjective "Obligatory".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- involuntary and automatic
- involuntary and obligatory
- habitual and automatic
- habitual and obligatory
- regular and automatic
- regular and obligatory
- certain and automatic
- certain and obligatory
- routine and automatic
- routine and obligatory
- necessary and automatic
- necessary and obligatory
- compulsory and automatic
- compulsory and obligatory
Both words in one sentence
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There are also the obligatory references to the Third World War, which was first hinted at in "Burning Chrome" and "Johnny Mnemonic".note Automatic Jack supposedly lost his arm in the war, and Jones the Dolphin was developed by the Navy to detect Russian mines.
Source: Literature / Neuromancer
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