TRAINED Synonyms: 301 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

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as in housebroken

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trained

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verb

past tense of train

as in prepared

to bring to a proper or desired state of fitness has been training track-and-field athletes at the school for years

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deconditioned

as in taught

to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field will train the students in good study habits

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as in focused

to fix (as one's attention) steadily toward a central objective train all your thoughts on imagining how you'd score the winning goal in the game

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as in aimed

to point or turn (something) toward a target or goal trained his eyes on the distant bull's-eye

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as in equipped

to make competent (as by training, skill, or ability) for a particular office or function he's so experienced that they usually use him to train new recruits

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Recent Examples of trained

Adjective

Oasis Tutoring is just one component of the national Oasis program, which connects trained volunteers, typically aged 50-plus, with students needing help across the Ramona Unified School District. —

Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026

Verb

So while Ronan the sea lion had to be trained to stay on beat, in many ways so do humans, argues Cook. —

Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2026 Or maybe the bots, trained on the humans of Reddit and other social media platforms, will prove me wrong and unearth the real Epstein conspiracy. —

Ben Smith, semafor.com, 31 Jan. 2026 Dadio said her center has trained 2,200 people and certified 245 trainers who bring the techniques to their departments. —

Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2026 The therapists at the spa were well-trained; always ready to address questions and concerns and accommodate shifting needs. —

Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Jan. 2026 Ted Noffey, the unbeaten horse trained by Todd Pletcher, has been diagnosed with bone bruising. —

Stephanie Stremplewski, Louisville Courier Journal, 31 Jan. 2026 Bartenders and servers are not trained in cannabinoid onset times, potency differences or the risks of mixing substances. —

Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2026 United were the biggest English club for players trained, and the fourth-biggest in Europe behind Barcelona, Real Madrid and Lyon — 100 players had come through the United academy across two decades. —

Carl Anka, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026 Workers from the center and host governments trained volunteers to teach neighbors to filter water through cloth screens, removing tiny fleas that carry the larvae. —

Dan Raby, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for trained

Adjective

One housebroken joey would watch television in their living room.

— Washington Post, Washington Post, 15 Apr. 2021
The country’s leading art educator was the mediocre German painter Anton Raphael Mengs, who promulgated a sort of housebroken neoclassicism.

— Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2020