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/ˈɔː.tɒn/ · noun
(science fiction) A machine or robot, usually in the form of a living being, designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions..
Not far away in the woods the Auton had been standing motionless under a tree. It was shaped like a man but it was not human.
Juan made seven attempts to pervert the auton. One involved twelve hundred years of careful observation, timing the failure of various subsystems, maneuvering the auton into a position where he might take control and get transportation to resources in near space.
"The Metrologan Order built the auton that was Ninth. How can you be so sure that she was not so well crafted that she really did have her own will?"
Use auton when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Auton means (science fiction) A machine or robot, usually in the form of a living being, designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Not far away in the woods the Auton had been standing motionless under a tree. It was shaped like a man but it was not human.
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