Synonyms for golem

Most common

robot · automaton

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Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A humanoid creature made from clay, animated by magic. The most famous was made by Rabbi Loew in the 16th century to defend the Jews of Prague from a pogrom.

Forms

Plural

golems → automatons, robots…

Example sentences

• robot The robot does whatever its master tells it to do.
• automaton Lily handled it with the preciseness of an automaton.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters

robot²

9 letters

automaton⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (robot² = 2 syllables).