well-trained

ADJECTIVE

obedient

Synonyms

STRONGEST

attentive compliant deferential devoted docile dutiful faithful law-abiding loyal respectful subservient

WEAK

acquiescent amenable at one's beck and call biddable complaisant controllable docious duteous governable honoring in one's clutches in one's pocket in one's power obeisant obliging observant on a string pliant regardful resigned reverential sheeplike tame tractable under control venerating willing wrapped around finger yielding

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disloyal disobedient inconsiderate inconstant neglectful unfaithful

WEAK

contrary insolent misbehaving mutinous obstinate rebellious

Example Sentences

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That can only be achieved by investing in developing a well-trained workforce, including managers.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

“You didn’t fade. You didn’t walk. You stayed steady when the race got real,” Chat told me, “and that’s the mark of a well-trained athlete.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 3, 2025

All citizens need a non-militarized, well-trained, well-paid, proportional police force to continue their work making the population feel safer.

From Salon • Aug. 29, 2025

He explains that people at different stages of the process need different advice and they usually need a well-trained human to make that assessment.

From BBC • Aug. 11, 2025

Like well-trained cadets, the children instantly stopped making noise and pressed their lips shut, in three straight lines.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

well-trained

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