Table of Contents
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
1. machinelike
adjective. resembling the unthinking functioning of a machine.
Synonyms
- robotlike
- mechanical
- automatonlike
- automatic
Antonyms
- manual
- voluntary
- nonmechanistic
- unmechanised
Etymology
- -like (English)
- like (English)
- machine (English)
- machine (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
Featured Games
Sentences with machinelike
1. Adverb, superlative
These machinelike ribosomes work quickly, adjoining 200 amino acids per minute in some cases; prokaryotes can add 20 amino acids per second.
2. Adjective
It is a reference to the machinelike quality of the highly unusual-looking chrysalises.