untrainable
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7.0
- adjective
- /ʌnˈtreɪnəbl/
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instruible
- Due to her strong-willed personality, the horse proved to be untrainable, refusing to follow commands.
After a minute, the dog's untrainable a minute.
- After a minute, the dog's untrainable a minute.
Examples
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Another reason for opposing integration is that physicians view traditional healers as "untrainable" simply because they are subject to superstitious beliefs, and also that since their practice is secret, it is difficult to evaluate.
Academic text (1999) -
You're untrainable.
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He was known for his ability to train untrainable animals, to win their trust and even their affection.
Fiction book (2002) -
Loyal and affectionate, but untrainable.
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This guy's untrainable.
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The latest 'policy' in this badly run war is one of supposedly training the untrainable, corrupt, untrustworthy, unworkable police.
Blog text (26) -
But he was untrainable inside and peed constantly on the rugs, so Coyote named him Pee Bear.
Fiction book (1995) -
"No ma'am," she answered like a caught orderly, caught sleeping, caught lying, looking up at Charlene's face as though too stupid to be much at lying but not so stupid as to be untrainable.
Fiction book (1997) -
It processes paperwork, manages benefits, attempts to train the untrainable, places ads, pre-screens employees, administers programs, and generally serves as a dumping ground for programs and projects unworthy of line management.
Blog text (32) -
Many dog trainers believe that some breeds are simply untrainable because they resist all attempts at training.
Synonyms
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5.4
Impossible to teach, usually needing natural talent or personal experience
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8.8
Not able or willing to learn from teaching
Very hard to learn even after much practice
Antonyms
How Trainable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Untrainable breaks into un- ('not'), train (to teach, the same root in trainer and training), and -able ('able to'). So an untrainable animal or person is 'not able to be taught' or very hard to train.