Antonyms for disciplined

Grammar : Adj, verb

Spell : dis-uh-plind

Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɪs ə plɪnd

Definition of disciplined

Origin : early 13c., "penitential chastisement; punishment," from Old French descepline (11c.) "discipline, physical punishment; teaching; suffering; martyrdom," and directly from Latin disciplina "instruction given, teaching, learning, knowledge," also "object of instruction, knowledge, science, military discipline," from discipulus (see disciple (n.)).
Sense of "treatment that corrects or punishes" is from notion of "order necessary for instruction." The Latin word is glossed in Old English by þeodscipe. Meaning "branch of instruction or education" is first recorded late 14c. Meaning "military training" is from late 15c.; that of "orderly conduct as a result of training" is from c.1500.

As in methodical/methodic : adj organized, precise
As in middle-of-the-road : adj moderate
As in ascetic : adj self-denying
As in moderate : adj calm, temperate
As in ordered : adj orderly
As in orderly : adj well-behaved
As in qualified : adj able, skillful
As in regimented : adj strictly regulated
As in sober : adj calm, peaceful; dull
As in tame : adj domesticated, compliant
As in veteran : adj experienced, seasoned
As in methodical : adj organized
As in accustomed : adj be or become prepared, used to
As in trained : adj prepared
As in businesslike : adj efficient, professional
As in spartan : adj economical
As in trained : adj educated
As in controlled : adj reserved
As in methodic : adj methodical
As in systematical : adj methodical
As in gentle : adj having a mild or kind nature
As in habitual : adj usual, established
As in instruct : verb inform, teach
As in mind : verb attend, tend
As in mortify : verb embarrass
As in nurture : verb feed, care for
As in penalize : verb punish
As in practice : verb repeat action to improve
As in punish : verb penalize for wrongdoing
As in school : verb teach
As in scourge : verb beat, punish, often physically
As in season : verb acclimatize, prepare
As in subdue : verb keep under control; moderate
As in tame : verb domesticate, make compliant
As in teach : verb educate; instill knowledge
As in train : verb prepare
As in tutor : verb teach someone privately
As in breed : verb raise, nurture
As in bring up : verb raise youngster
As in castigate : verb criticize severely
As in censure : verb condemn; criticize severely
As in chasten : verb correct, humiliate
As in control : verb have charge of
As in cultivate : verb enrich situation; give special attention
As in educate : verb teach information, experience
As in exercise : verb do repeatedly, especially to improve
As in govern : verb influence; hold in check
As in ground : verb base, set; educate
As in habituate : verb prepare, accustom
As in harden : verb accustom

Example sentences :

The woman before her had been disciplined by sorrow to sternest self-control.
Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

You'll make mistakes; you'll break rules; you'll have to be disciplined.
Extract from : « The Boy Scout Treasure Hunters » by Charles Henry Lerrigo

What is wanting is disciplined taste, more variety, more severity.
Extract from : « Diderot and the Encyclopdists » by John Morley

Even before his mother saw it, she knew she was going to be disciplined.
Extract from : « In Apple-Blossom Time » by Clara Louise Burnham

He formed the rough Bohemian peasantry into a disciplined army.
Extract from : « History of the Moravian Church » by J. E. Hutton

The native levies cannot be compared with the disciplined troops.
Extract from : « Through Three Campaigns » by G. A. Henty

He was disciplined in all the natural science of his predecessors.
Extract from : « The Story of the Mind » by James Mark Baldwin

A country and an army—coherent, disciplined comrades in arms.
Extract from : « The Book of All-Power » by Edgar Wallace

But it was no longer the disciplined and docile Democracy of old.
Extract from : « The Negro and the Nation » by George S. Merriam

The horror has not decreased, but nerves and sight are beginning to be disciplined to it.
Extract from : « Coming Home » by Edith Wharton

Synonyms for disciplined

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