Word Type

Verb

Adjective

Adjective

Proper Noun

The word "tame" can be used as verb, adjective, adjective and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

wild

Derived Terms

Tameside a wild goose never laid a tame egg handtame pudding and tame tameable tameableness tamely tameness tamer untameable untameableness

Etymologically Related To

thame

Context

dialect mathematics uk

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

accommodate adapt alter change modify

Manner Of

change

Related Terms

chain closed crushed depressed domesticated england exciting finite goyt greater manchester mersey mild polygonal quiet river spiritless stockport subdued tractable trent wild

Similar Terms

broken broken in broken in cultivated cultivated docile docile domestic domesticate domesticated domesticated domesticise domesticize gentle get control of manipulable quiet reclaim subdued subdued tamed tamed tractable unexciting unexciting

Synonym Network

domesticate domesticated meek tone down

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