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automatic vs reflexive

reflexive vs automatic

automatic and reflexive both are nouns.

automatic and reflexive both are adjectives.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
automatic Yes Yes No No
reflexive Yes Yes No No
As adjectives, automatic and reflexive are synonyms defined as:
  • automatic and reflexive: without volition or conscious control
Other synonyms of automatic include reflex.
automatic (noun) reflexive (noun)
self-loading rifle capable of automatic fire a personal pronoun compounded with -self to show the agent's action affects the agent
a pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is gone or the trigger is released
automatic (adjective) reflexive (adjective)
operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control referring back to itself
without volition or conscious control without volition or conscious control
resembling the unthinking functioning of a machine
Difference between automatic and reflexive

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