Tame

/teɪm/

Synonyms for "tame" (261 found)

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Closest matches (53)

abate abeyant acclimate acclimatize accommodate accustom adapt adjust allay alleviate amenable apathetic assuage attemperbank the firebedbed downbiddable bland blunt

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boring breakbreak inbreak to harnessbridle broken brush bust busted calmcase hardencataleptic catatonic chasten chastened civilize compliant condition confirm constrain control cowardly curb curry currycomb damp

Adjective(3 words)

bland calm commonplace

Verb(4 words)

break in a horsechasten conquer cultivate

Strong matches (78)

dampende emphasizede-emphasize dead deaden diminish disciplined docile domestic domesticate domesticated domesticize domiciliate dopey dormant dovelike downplay drench dull establish

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extenuate familiarize fearless feeble feed fix flat fodder foul gentle groggy groom habituate handle harden harness heavy hitch house-train housebreak housebroken humble humdrumin abeyancein suspenseinactive ineffectual inert insipid inure judiciouskeep within boundslamblike languid languorous

Adjective(12 words)

decorous discipline dociledomestic activitydomestic government agencydomestic petdomestic watersdomesticate domesticateddomesticated dogdull gentle

Noun(6 words)

domestic animaldomestic romanian animaldomesticated creaturedomesticating gentlingkept animal

Verb(5 words)

domesticate domesticates domesticise domesticize gentled

Related words (130)

latent lay leaden lenify lessen lifeless lighten lily-livered litter logy manage manageable master meek mildmild as milkmilk mitigate moderate modulate

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mollify mute naturalize nonviolent obedient obtund ordinary orient orientate pacific pacifistic pacify pale palliate passive peaceable peaceful phlegmaticplay downpliable pliant prosaic prudent pusillanimous quiet reducereduce the temperaturerestrainrub downrun-of-the-millsaddle season sedentary slack slacken slavish sleeping slowslow downsluggish slumbering smoldering smother sobersober downsoft soften stagnant standing static stifle subdue subdued subjugate submissive suppress suppressed suspendedtake the edge offtamed tedious temper temperate tend timid timorous tiresometone downtorpid tractable train trainedtune downunafraid unaroused unassertive underplay unexciting uninspired uninteresting vapid water weaken white-livered wishy-washy wont yellow yoke

Adjective(13 words)

meek mild moderatemuted atmosphereprosaic restrain subdue tamedtamed organismtamest temper train unexciting

Verb(7 words)

moderate naturalise naturalize pacified reclaim subduetone down

Noun(2 words)

most domesticatedsubduing

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

7 relation types

More general

10 entries

accommodate adapt alter calmness change control gentleness mildness moderation modify

More specific

10 entries

calm emotionsdomesticate animalsdomesticated animalmild humormoderate behaviorpacify animalspetrestrain impulsessoft joketrain animals

Collocations

12 entries

tame a horsetame a wild animaltame animaltame appetitetame dogtame growthtame horsetame impulsestame nervestame plottame the chaostame weather

Inflections

5 entries

tamed tamer tames tamest taming

Derivations

8 entries

tamable tameable tamely tameness tamer tamest taming untamed

Antonyms

1 entries

wild

similar

17 entries

brokenbroken incultivated docile domestic domesticate domesticated domesticise domesticize gentle manipulable quiet reclaim subdued tamed tractable

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Sample sentences

26 total sentences available.

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The birds are so tame they will eat from your hand.

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The bear is quite tame and doesn't bite.

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This camel is so tame that anyone can ride it.

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This lion is very tame.

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