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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Ford’s CEO recently lamented his company’s inability to fill 5,000 open positions for well-trained mechanics, despite annual salaries of up to $120,000.

From The Wall Street Journal

He has a voice that is so supple, eager and well-trained that it sometimes comes across as embarrassingly orotund—though, to be fair, this is the very quality that made him such a splendid Jeeves, the valet to the fop Bertie Wooster, in the TV production of the stories of P.G.

From The Wall Street Journal

It still makes EVs, but shareholders view it as an AI company, using powerful computing to put well-trained AI brains into physical products, such as robo-taxis and humanoid robots.

From Barron's

Regulators need to enforce rules requiring truckers to be well-trained and qualified, said ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello.

From Los Angeles Times

But by the time Hamnet dies, our tear ducts have been well-trained.

From Salon

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