tame

The word “tame” has 1 syllable: tame

It's pronounced as /teɪm/

What is synonym and antonym for tame?

In the thesaurus, “tame” has 39 synonyms and 41 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for tame along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for tame

annoying
bland
bloodless
boring
conquer
contain
control
curb
docile
domestic
domesticated
dry
dull
dusty
feeble
gentle
harmless
heavy
keep
manageable
mild
old
pacify
regulate
restrain
slow
soften
stifle
stupid
subdue
subdued
suppress
tamed
temper
tiring
vanquish
weak
weary
wearying

Antonyms for tame

able
absorbing
agitate
amazing
astonishing
astounding
awesome
encourage
engaging
engrossing
exciting
exhilarating
fail
feral
gripping
harsh
incite
interesting
intriguing
involving
irritate
liberate
loosen
lose
marvellous
marvelous
release
riveting
rough
savage
sensational
spectacular
strong
surprising
surrender
untamed
upset
violent
wild
wonderful
wondrous

Meanings of tame

verb
1. To make (an animal) tame; to domesticate.
2. To become tame or domesticated.
3. To make gentle or meek.
4. To broach or enter upon; to taste, as a liquor; to divide; to distribute; to deal out.
adjective
1. Not or no longer wild; domesticated.
2. (chiefly of animals) Mild and well-behaved; accustomed to human contact.
3. Not exciting.
4. Crushed; subdued; depressed; spiritless.
5. (of a knot) Capable of being represented as a finite closed polygonal chain.

Example Sentences

After months of training, the wild horse finally became tame.
She has a knack for calming down even the most tame animals.
The lion at the zoo appears fierce, but it is actually quite tame.
It took a lot of patience to tame the unruly dog.
His tame behavior during the meeting surprised everyone, as he’s usually outspoken.

On this page you'll find 80 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to tame, such as: able, absorbing, agitate, amazing, annoying, astonishing, astounding.

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