housebroken

adjective

Definition of housebrokennext
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for housebroken
  1. trained
  2. domesticated
  3. docile
  4. broken
Adjective
  • 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
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  • These inventions transformed honey bees from a largely feral species into semi-domesticated livestock that could be managed year-round, expanded, and reproduced.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 May 2026
Definition of domesticated
Adjective
  • Their quaint view of women as meek, docile and powerless clearly worked in her favor.
    — Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Corliss said the shark that bit Daniel was a nurse shark, a docile species that experts say is rarely implicated in shark bites.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of docile
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  • Something happened when Chris Paul got his hand caught in a Portland Trail Blazers player’s jersey, ending the 2016 playoff run with a broken bone.
    — Law Murray, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Local authorities said the 44-year-old woman suffered several broken bones in Monday morning's crash in Prospect Park but survived after roughly six bystanders joined officers to lift the vehicle and pull her to safety, FOX 29 reported.
    — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
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“Housebroken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/housebroken. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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