trainable
Able to learn
Trainable describes someone or something capable of being taught or conditioned.
A trainable dog learns commands readily.
The word often implies a baseline capacity for learning rather than advanced ability—calling a person trainable can sound faintly patronizing, suggesting they can follow instructions but not much more: The new hires are trainable, at least.
Receptive to instruction
- teachableAble to be instructed
- educableAble to be taught
- receptiveOpen to input
- responsiveQuick to react
disciplined · attentive · obedient · willing · eager · motivated · focused · diligent
Able to be tamed
- obedientFollowing commands willingly
- housebrokenTaught proper elimination habits
- conditionedTaught automatic responses
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
handler · trick · reward · treat · clicker · leash · kennel · crate
Able to bend freely
- adaptableAble to adjust readily
- adjustableAble to be changed
- modifiableAble to be changed
- versatileCapable in varied contexts
amenable · compliant · accommodating · conformable · open-minded · receptive · responsive · pliable
Able to be trained
- athleticPhysically strong and active
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- staminaCapacity for sustained effort
- strengthPower to exert force
cardiovascular · muscular · performance · regime · workout · exercise · drill · repetition
coachable
Receptive to instruction
responsive · disciplined · attentive · obedient · willing · eager · motivated · focused · diligent · studious
domesticable
Able to be tamed
- obedientFollowing commands willingly
- housebrokenTaught proper elimination habits
- conditionedTaught automatic responses
command · handler · trick · reward · treat · clicker · leash · kennel · crate · behavioral
flexible
Able to bend freely
- adaptableAble to adjust readily
- adjustableAble to be changed
- modifiableAble to be changed
versatile · amenable · compliant · accommodating · conformable · open-minded · receptive · responsive · pliable · yielding
conditionable
Able to be trained
- athleticPhysically strong and active
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- staminaCapacity for sustained effort
strength · cardiovascular · muscular · performance · regime · workout · exercise · drill · repetition · progressive
trainableuntrainable
Incapable of being taught
unteachable · incorrigible · unreceptive · set in one's ways · unresponsive
trainablestubborn
Refusing to change course
willful · obstinate · intractable · recalcitrant · untamable