Antonyms for tame
teɪmtame

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1. tameadjective

   Mild and well-behaved; accustomed to human contact

   The lion was quite tame.

   Antonyms:
   gentle

2. tameadjective

   Not exciting

   This party is too tame for me.

   Antonyms:
   exciting

   Synonyms:
   insipid, dull

3. tameadjective

   Antonyms:
   wild

4. tameadjective

   Antonyms:
   wild

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1. tame

   One who is docile is easily taught; one who is tractable is easily led; one who is pliant is easily bent in any direction; compliant represents one as inclined or persuaded to agreement with another's will. Compare DUTY.

   Antonyms:
   determined, dogged, firm, inflexible, intractable, obstinate, opinionated, resolute, self-willed, stubborn, unyielding, wilful

   Synonyms:
   amenable, compliant, docile, gentle, manageable, obedient, pliable, pliant, submissive, teachable, tractable, yielding

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1. tame

   Antonyms:
   undomesticated, unreclaimed, untamed, unbroken, savage, wild, fierce, spirited, animated, ferine, interesting, exciting, stirring, lively

   Synonyms:
   domesticated, reclaimed, tamed, subjugated, broken, gentle, mild, docile, meek, spiritless, tedious, dull, flat

Matched Categories

1. • Adapt
   • Alter
   • Animal
   • Change
   • Plant

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:2.5 / 2 votes

1. tameadjective

   flat and uninspiring

   Antonyms:
   delirious, undomesticated, unregenerate, chaotic, mad, frenzied, ferine, obstinate, untamed, wild, semi-wild, disorderly, excited, savage, unrestrained, feral, frantic, unbroken, manic, unsubdued, stubborn, exciting

   Synonyms:
   tamed, meek

2. tameadjective

   very restrained or quiet

   "a tame Christmas party"; "she was one of the tamest and most abject creatures imaginable with no will or power to act but as directed"

   Antonyms:
   unsubdued, savage, disorderly, mad, semi-wild, feral, chaotic, frenzied, unbroken, wild, undomesticated, ferine, unregenerate, frantic, manic, stubborn, delirious, unrestrained, excited, obstinate, exciting, untamed

   Synonyms:
   tamed, meek

3. tame, tamedadjective

   brought from wildness into a domesticated state

   "tame animals"; "fields of tame blueberries"

   Antonyms:
   stubborn, unrestrained, wild, delirious, untamed, exciting, unbroken, feral, ferine, frantic, frenzied, savage, undomesticated, unregenerate, chaotic, semi-wild, manic, obstinate, unsubdued, excited, disorderly, mad

   Synonyms:
   tamed, meek

4. meek, tameverb

   very docile

   "tame obedience"; "meek as a mouse"- Langston Hughes

   Antonyms:
   obstinate, unregenerate, mad, manic, semi-wild, disorderly, delirious, frantic, wild, undomesticated, feral, chaotic, exciting, unsubdued, ferine, unbroken, untamed, excited, stubborn, unrestrained, frenzied, savage

   Synonyms:
   spiritless, mild, tamed, modest, meek

5. tame, chasten, subdueverb

   correct by punishment or discipline

   Antonyms:
   wild, delirious, mad, unsubdued, stubborn, undomesticated, unrestrained, exciting, savage, unregenerate, disorderly, obstinate, untamed, unbroken, frantic, frenzied, ferine, manic, excited, chaotic, feral, semi-wild

   Synonyms:
   chasten, get over, domesticate, naturalise, master, inhibit, conquer, moderate, quash, cultivate, surmount, objurgate, castigate, domesticise, reclaim, suppress, temper, tone down, crucify, subjugate, correct, reduce, subdue, curb, stamp down, domesticize, subordinate, mortify, chastise, overcome, naturalize, keep down, repress

6. tone down, moderate, tameverb

   make less strong or intense; soften

   "Tone down that aggressive letter"; "The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements"

   Antonyms:
   disorderly, frantic, feral, semi-wild, undomesticated, exciting, unbroken, untamed, frenzied, stubborn, manic, mad, wild, unregenerate, savage, unsubdued, chaotic, obstinate, excited, unrestrained, ferine, delirious

   Synonyms:
   lead, temper, muffle, mince, hold in, cultivate, mute, domesticize, naturalise, control, chair, moderate, hold, reclaim, naturalize, check, domesticate, soften, tone down, domesticise, damp, dampen, chasten, curb, dull, subdue, contain

7. domesticate, cultivate, naturalize, naturalise, tameverb

   adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment

   "domesticate oats"; "tame the soil"

   Antonyms:
   chaotic, feral, unbroken, delirious, obstinate, disorderly, ferine, exciting, untamed, frenzied, wild, unsubdued, stubborn, unregenerate, undomesticated, excited, manic, unrestrained, mad, semi-wild, savage, frantic

   Synonyms:
   reclaim, educate, naturalise, cultivate, domesticize, civilize, school, moderate, crop, work, naturalize, domesticise, domesticate, tone down, train, civilise, chasten, subdue

8. domesticate, domesticize, domesticise, reclaim, tameverb

   overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable

   "He tames lions for the circus"; "reclaim falcons"

   Antonyms:
   ferine, frantic, unsubdued, mad, unrestrained, frenzied, semi-wild, savage, obstinate, untamed, excited, exciting, manic, unbroken, feral, delirious, chaotic, wild, unregenerate, stubborn, undomesticated, disorderly

   Synonyms:
   recover, reclaim, chasten, naturalise, cultivate, domesticize, regenerate, naturalize, moderate, rectify, domesticise, domesticate, tone down, repossess, reform, subdue

9. domesticate, tameverb

   make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans

   "The horse was domesticated a long time ago"; "The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog"

   Antonyms:
   savage, frantic, semi-wild, excited, exciting, unbroken, mad, unregenerate, unsubdued, stubborn, ferine, unrestrained, disorderly, wild, obstinate, chaotic, frenzied, undomesticated, delirious, untamed, manic, feral

   Synonyms:
   naturalize, chasten, subdue, domesticise, reclaim, moderate, tone down, domesticate, cultivate, naturalise, domesticize

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1. tameadjective

   Synonyms:
   docile, domesticated, gentle, prosy, dull, vapid, submissive, subdued

2. tameverb

   Synonyms:
   domesticate, reclaim, break, discipline, subjugate, conquer, repress

How to use tame in a sentence?

1. Elvis Presley:

   Man, I was tame compared to what they do now, are you kidding ? All that I ever did was just jiggle.

2. Tom Roseen:

   The Federal Reserve's dovish tone in its March meeting minutes along with tame wage growth numbers and news that the IMF lowered its outlook for global economic growth to 3.3% for 2019 were boons for longer-dated bond securities, investors were betting that neither the Fed nor other central banks were likely to hike rates anytime soon.

3. Ellen Degeneres:

   You know what, I've never done anything like that before, my Instagram page is pretty tame and, um, you know, I spent all weekend in a bikini and I was feeling pretty good just like everybody else, usually I'm not feeling so good. I [ have a ] love-hate relationship with my body.

4. Nick Kyrgios:

   You're tame, you're so professional, you're an example to any tennis player and I think I can take a leaf out of your book and maybe I can catch you on some titles one day.

5. President Trump:

   If they do ask us to leave, if we don't do it in a very friendly basis. We will charge them sanctions like they've never seen before ever, air Force One'll make Iranian sanctions look somewhat tame.

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