TRAINABLE Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

trainable

adjective

as in teachable

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Recent Examples of trainable Nervous system training has moved from clinical biofeedback labs to everyday wrist wearables, with brands like Oura, WHOOP and Apollo Neuro reframing stress as a trainable fitness metric. — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026 The infrastructure layer that makes those models trainable, specifically, the physical world data supply chain, remains underfunded relative to the problem size. — Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 This process, as intended, engages adaptive immune responses, the part of the immune system known to be trainable. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026 But with consistent training, that decline is far less pronounced, and in your 40s, aerobic capacity is still highly trainable. — Jim Diehl Cscs, Outside, 29 Mar. 2026 The brain and the mind are trainable. — Amanda Schupak, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026 Encourage teams to treat the AI as a trainable colleague who doesn’t complain doing dull and repetitive work, rather than a replacement. — Paul Eremenko, Fortune, 14 Jan. 2026 Their top picks include German shepherds, known for their bravery, obedience, and gentle nature; Rottweilers, intelligent and loyal when well-trained and socialized; and Doberman Pinschers, athletic and energetic but very trainable. — Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025 Smaller dogs – those under 20 lb (9 kg) – were reported as more fearful, more aggressive, and more attention-seeking, but less trainable than larger dogs. — New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2025

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Adjective

While this may seem incongruous with some of his emotional displays on the field, coaches with different backgrounds and specialties have consistently described Crow-Armstrong as approachable and teachable.

— Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
This practical training is vital for the profession's future, improving retention and new graduate confidence by treating difficult conversations as a teachable skill.

— Kwame Christian Esq, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of teachable

Adjective

External control arms, comparative effectiveness studies against real-world standard of care, post-market expansions of indication and broader safety analyses all become more tractable.

— David Talby, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
After decades of mathematicians spinning their wheels, the problem suddenly seemed tractable.

— Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 19 May 2026

Definition of tractable

Adjective

The goal was to generate multi-angle images with controllable 3D camera parameters.

— Taras Tymoshchuk, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Researchers are pursuing safer and more controllable methods, including small molecules that might produce reprogramming without the introduction of new genes.

— Venki Ramakrishnan, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of controllable

Adjective

Reflecting on her obedient past as a child actor, Panettiere told THR that that pressure ultimately took a toll on her.

— Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026
The native, late summer-blooming obedient plant is a showy addition to your garden.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of obedient

Adjective

Was the prevailing idea that enslaved people were sweet and innocent and docile and as giving and forgiving as Uncle Tom?

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026
The attorney for HeeHaw's owner says the donkey was raised as a pet and known to be docile.

— Taylor Croft, AJC.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of docile

Adjective

Until the Houthis’ intervention, the oil situation had appeared just about manageable, thanks to Red Sea exports and the US shepherding vessels through Hormuz; oil shipments there are now at roughly a third of pre-war levels.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 20 Sep. 2026
Leach visited several branches Friday before finding a manageable line in Marina del Rey.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of manageable

Adjective

Rabid wild animals may seem unusually tame or unafraid of people.

— The Sacramento Bee staff, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Meanwhile, the Federal Reserve’s decision Wednesday to increase its key interest rate for the first time in three years in a bid to tame surging inflation also could put upward pressure on mortgage rates.

— Alex Veiga, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of tame

Adjective

That year, Epstein also pitched the idea of a Sharia-compliant cryptocurrency to the Saudis and sought to discuss it with Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman, popularly known as MBS.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026
Is education a conservative force that makes minorities compliant?

— Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026

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