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Trained vs Dependable - What's the difference?

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Trained is a related term of dependable.


As adjectives the difference between trained and dependable

is that trained is having undergone a course of training (sometimes in combination) while dependable is able, or easily able to be depended on.

As a verb trained

is (train).

As a noun dependable is

a reliable person or thing.

trained

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having undergone a course of training (sometimes in combination).
  • *{{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
  • , chapter=19 citation , passage=As soon as Julia returned with a constable, Timothy, who was on the point of exhaustion, prepared to give over to him gratefully. The newcomer turned out to be a powerful youngster, fully trained and eager to help, and he stripped off his tunic at once.}}
  • Manipulated in shape or habit.
  • Antonyms

    * untrained

    Verb

    (head)
  • (train)
  • Anagrams

    * * *

    dependable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Able, or easily able to be depended on.
  • He was a very dependable person.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A reliable person or thing.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2009, date=June 7, author=Jeff Z. Klein, title=At Full Strength, Red Wings Dominate, work=New York Times citation
  • , passage=But Datsyuk’s return rejuvenated the old dependables like Rafalski, Lidstrom and Marian Hossa, who consistently outshone Malkin and Crosby. }}