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adjective

Definition of disciplinednext
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as in controlled

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as in manageable

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3
as in chaste

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disciplined

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verb

past tense of discipline
as in punished
to inflict a penalty on for a fault or crime the pranksters were severely disciplined for their irresponsible stunt

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Recent Examples of disciplined
Adjective
The less talent a team has the more disciplined those on the roster have to be. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026 Hynde was a disciplined performer, and the guys enjoyed the perks of rock celebrity. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026
Verb
Few of us have the wherewithal to be as disciplined as Richard Williams, who famously banned tennis talk with his daughters Venus and Serena on the way home. — Don Riddell, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2026 Williams in July referred Brito to the Florida Bar to determine if he should be disciplined in light of her scathing findings after the case was settled. — Dan Mangan, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for disciplined
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disciplined
  1. controlled
  2. manageable
  3. chaste
  4. punished
  5. restrained
  6. governable
  7. celibate
  8. inhibited
Adjective
  • Those tests have covered both controlled and uncontrolled airspace.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Which in layman’s terms means the Canvas L can produce more precise, controlled and transparent sound.
    — John Archer, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
Definition of controlled
Adjective
  • That helps keep the debt burden manageable even as deficits remain large, TD said.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Lessons are broken into manageable 10- to 15-minute sessions and cover practical topics including dining, shopping, transportation, directions, making friends, and business.
    — StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of manageable
Adjective
  • Then there was the rather chaste kiss on Evans’s show late last year.
    — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 June 2026
  • Deadhead your chaste tree in late winter to promote flowering in the spring and summer months.
    — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 19 May 2026
Definition of chaste
Verb
  • Owners have been previously punished for violating the personal conduct policy.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Meanwhile, in England and the United States and across continental Europe, statutes that punished idleness sharpened into vagrancy laws that gave police discretionary power to identify when a form of nonaction constituted criminal disorder.
    — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of punished
Adjective
  • Producers who do choose to use barrels do so to enhance the fruit flavors and not overpower them thus making elegant, restrained whites.
    — Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Dark and atmospheric, yet restrained and sophisticated, as Dunn-Edwards describes it, this hue represents a clear shift in design toward depth, personality, and nuanced warmth for both contemporary and traditional styles.
    — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of restrained
Adjective
  • The organizations that treat these tools as durable, governable infrastructure, rather than novelties, will be the ones that turn AI potential into measurable progress.
    — Ricardo Tavares, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • The idea, as the filing shows, is that the new company can use Starlink’s revenue plus SpaceX’s launch business to subsidize the AI buildout, and use xAI’s technology to make Mars actually governable at scale.
    — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 20 May 2026
Definition of governable
Adjective
  • The members of the Heaven’s Gate cult were required to be celibate, and one of the goals of the cult was to eliminate gender.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 11 June 2026
  • Bruin says he’s been celibate for two and a half years.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 3 June 2026
Definition of celibate
Adjective
  • First, men who receive accurate information about what other men actually believe are less inhibited about speaking out and intervening.
    — Catherine A. Sanderson, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Both players were so inhibited for the final game of the set that the level of play resembled something from a local park.
    — Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 27 May 2026
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“Disciplined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disciplined. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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