trained
Prepared through practice
Trained describes someone or something that has been taught specific skills or behaviors through practice and instruction.
A trained nurse has completed professional education.
A trained dog responds to commands.
The word implies readiness for a particular purpose: trained soldiers, trained eyes that notice what others miss.
To be trained on something is to have learned to use it: She was trained on the new software.
Skilled manual worker
- journeymanQualified trade worker
- artisanSkilled manual tradesperson
- apprenticeLearner bound to employer
- mechanicVehicle maintenance professional
technician · proficient · adept · masterful · dexterous · competent · handy · vocational
Officially declared valid
- licensedGranted official permission
- qualifiedMeeting necessary standards
- specialistExpert in one field
- practitionerOne who works regularly
credentialed · accredited · registered · chartered · board-certified · graduate · diploma · degree
Adapted through habit
- acclimatedAdjusted to surroundings
- adaptedMade fit for purpose
- familiarizedMade oneself knowledgeable about
- inuredAccustomed through experience
seasoned · toughened · hardened · second-nature · broken-in · adjusted · acclimatized · tempered
Pierced or rehearsed repeatedly
- coachedGuided toward improvement
- workoutStructured physical exercise
- regimenPrescribed course of treatment
- exerciseActivity for fitness
repetition · practice · endurance · strength · agility · sport · gym · fitness
Prepared by repetition
- choreographedArranged movements deliberately
- scriptedWritten out beforehand
- blockingImpeding forward progress
- cuesSignals prompting action
lines · recital · auditioned · polished · prepared · directed · theatrical · run-through
One who manages something
- obedienceCompliance with authority
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- trickDeliberate deception
- domesticatedBred under human care
housebroken · leash · sit · stay · heel · fetch · circus · falconry
Capable of vision
- pointedTapering to a tip
- focusedDirecting attention narrowly
- directedGave guidance or orders
- alignedArranged in proper position
leveled · targeted · scope · crosshairs · barrel · muzzle · steady · weapon
What prompts a reaction
- responseAnswer to stimulus
- reinforcementAdding support or encouragement
- classicalOf ancient Greece/Rome
- operantProducing an effect
conditioning · associative · extinction · desensitization · habituation · cues · reflexive · automatic
craftsman
Skilled manual worker
- journeymanQualified trade worker
- artisanSkilled manual tradesperson
- apprenticeLearner bound to employer
mechanic · technician · proficient · adept · masterful · dexterous · competent · handy · vocational · workmanship
certified
Officially declared valid
- licensedGranted official permission
- qualifiedMeeting necessary standards
- specialistExpert in one field
practitioner · credentialed · accredited · registered · chartered · board-certified · graduate · diploma · degree · intern
accustomed
Adapted through habit
- acclimatedAdjusted to surroundings
- adaptedMade fit for purpose
- familiarizedMade oneself knowledgeable about
inured · seasoned · toughened · hardened · second-nature · broken-in · adjusted · acclimatized · tempered · steeled
drilled
Pierced or rehearsed repeatedly
- coachedGuided toward improvement
- workoutStructured physical exercise
- regimenPrescribed course of treatment
exercise · repetition · practice · endurance · strength · agility · sport · gym · fitness · conditioning
rehearsed
Prepared by repetition
- choreographedArranged movements deliberately
- scriptedWritten out beforehand
- blockingImpeding forward progress
cues · lines · recital · auditioned · polished · prepared · directed · theatrical · run-through · memorized
handler
One who manages something
domesticated · housebroken · leash · sit · stay · heel · fetch · circus · falconry · dressage
sighted
Capable of vision
aligned · leveled · targeted · scope · crosshairs · barrel · muzzle · steady · weapon · rifle
stimulus
What prompts a reaction
- responseAnswer to stimulus
- reinforcementAdding support or encouragement
- classicalOf ancient Greece/Rome
operant · conditioning · associative · extinction · desensitization · habituation · cues · reflexive · automatic · triggered
- dance qualitiesfluidity, graceful, musicality, rhythmic, grace
- intelligencesmart, IQ, memory, bright, clever
- qualificationsqualifications, credentials, qualified, competent, eligibility
- skill levelsbeginner, novice, intermediate, expert, advanced
- work adjectivesfull-time, part-time, freelance, permanent, temporary
- battle-readyarmed, equipped, prepared, mobilized, combat-ready
traineduntrained
Lacking learned skills
inexperienced · unskilled · amateur · unprepared · amateurish
trainedwild
Not domesticated or controlled
untamed · undisciplined · unbroken · feral · uncontrolled
- train wreckUtter chaotic disaster
- train tracksMetal rails for locomotives
- train stationPassenger boarding facility for locomotives
- train of thoughtConnected sequence of ideas
- freight trainRail vehicle hauling cargo
- training wheelsAuxiliary wheels for novice cyclists
train, training, trainer, trainee, trains, untrained, trainers, trainable, trainees