HOUSEBROKEN Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

housebroken

adjective

Definition of housebroken

as in trained

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Recent Examples of housebroken One housebroken joey would watch television in their living room. — Washington Post, 15 Apr. 2021 Sherman, discarded by the Seahawks, arrives with bad-puppy baggage — old, banged-up, a rep for being not quite housebroken. — Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Mar. 2018

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Hundreds of millions of people are using its generative AI tools each week, so people are beginning to tap into the power of these generative pre-trained transformers (GPT) and large language models (LLMs).

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Even trained and experienced guides may violate emotional or interpersonal boundaries of participants, who are in vulnerable and suggestible states brought on by the effects of the drugs themselves.

— Erica Rex, STAT, 19 Feb. 2026

Definition of trained

Adjective

Even smaller and more docile animals such as deer and squirrels should not be fed.

— Elaine Reno, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2026
As with any popular interior design style from this time, some people took the look a bit too far, and spaces started to look a little too docile and frilly.

— Tessa Cooper, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of docile

Adjective

Lake Mary quarterback RemyJarman is out four to six weeks with a broken collarbone and tonight getting his first varsity start is freshman Max Chapman .

— Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026
The Greek Revival-style apartment house has been vacant since 2017, when all of its tenants left, reportedly due to a broken boiler that was never repaired.

— JC Reindl, Freep.com, 11 Sep. 2026

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