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Synonyms for tame
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Wiktionary
English Synonyms and Antonyms
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.
Synonyms:
amenable, compliant, docile, gentle, manageable, obedient, pliable, pliant, submissive, teachable, tractable, yieldingAntonyms:
determined, dogged, firm, inflexible, intractable, obstinate, opinionated, resolute, self-willed, stubborn, unyielding, wilful
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
tame
Synonyms:
domesticated, reclaimed, tamed, subjugated, broken, gentle, mild, docile, meek, spiritless, tedious, dull, flatAntonyms:
undomesticated, unreclaimed, untamed, unbroken, savage, wild, fierce, spirited, animated, ferine, interesting, exciting, stirring, lively
Princeton's WordNet
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, excitingtameadjective
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, untamedtame, 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, madmeek, tameverb
very docile
"tame obedience"; "meek as a mouse"- Langston Hughes
Synonyms:
spiritless, mild, tamed, modest, meekAntonyms:
obstinate, unregenerate, mad, manic, semi-wild, disorderly, delirious, frantic, wild, undomesticated, feral, chaotic, exciting, unsubdued, ferine, unbroken, untamed, excited, stubborn, unrestrained, frenzied, savagetame, chasten, subdueverb
correct by punishment or discipline
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, repressAntonyms:
wild, delirious, mad, unsubdued, stubborn, undomesticated, unrestrained, exciting, savage, unregenerate, disorderly, obstinate, untamed, unbroken, frantic, frenzied, ferine, manic, excited, chaotic, feral, semi-wildtone down, moderate, tameverb
make less strong or intense; soften
"Tone down that aggressive letter"; "The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements"
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, containAntonyms:
disorderly, frantic, feral, semi-wild, undomesticated, exciting, unbroken, untamed, frenzied, stubborn, manic, mad, wild, unregenerate, savage, unsubdued, chaotic, obstinate, excited, unrestrained, ferine, deliriousdomesticate, cultivate, naturalize, naturalise, tameverb
adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
"domesticate oats"; "tame the soil"
Synonyms:
reclaim, educate, naturalise, cultivate, domesticize, civilize, school, moderate, crop, work, naturalize, domesticise, domesticate, tone down, train, civilise, chasten, subdueAntonyms:
chaotic, feral, unbroken, delirious, obstinate, disorderly, ferine, exciting, untamed, frenzied, wild, unsubdued, stubborn, unregenerate, undomesticated, excited, manic, unrestrained, mad, semi-wild, savage, franticdomesticate, domesticize, domesticise, reclaim, tameverb
overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable
"He tames lions for the circus"; "reclaim falcons"
Synonyms:
recover, reclaim, chasten, naturalise, cultivate, domesticize, regenerate, naturalize, moderate, rectify, domesticise, domesticate, tone down, repossess, reform, subdueAntonyms:
ferine, frantic, unsubdued, mad, unrestrained, frenzied, semi-wild, savage, obstinate, untamed, excited, exciting, manic, unbroken, feral, delirious, chaotic, wild, unregenerate, stubborn, undomesticated, disorderlydomesticate, 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"
Synonyms:
naturalize, chasten, subdue, domesticise, reclaim, moderate, tone down, domesticate, cultivate, naturalise, domesticizeAntonyms:
savage, frantic, semi-wild, excited, exciting, unbroken, mad, unregenerate, unsubdued, stubborn, ferine, unrestrained, disorderly, wild, obstinate, chaotic, frenzied, undomesticated, delirious, untamed, manic, feral
Editors Contribution
antonym of synanthropenoun
synanthrope means animals that exploit humans for food, shelter, or safety, for example, feral pigeons, squirrels, most songbirds, deer, foxes, etc. the opposite of a synanthrope is an animal that avoids contact with people and doesn't need human resources: asynanthrope, for example, an eagle, a giraffe, elk, penguin, bears, etc. there is a problem keeping to the strict definitions, because some species that were asynanthropes have become partial synanthropes (bear, moose, coyotes) because of habitat disruption.
brown rats live in cities and are totally subsizdiied by humans, so they are partial synanthropes.
Submitted by ckuliko440044 on March 4, 2024
Dictionary of English Synonymes
tameadjective
Synonyms:
domesticated, domestic, mild, gentle, docile, not wildtameadjective
Synonyms:
subdued, crushed, submissivetameadjective
Synonyms:
spiritless, dull, flat, feeble, lean, vapid, insipid, jejune, barren, languid, prosing, prosy, prosaic, uninteresting, poortameverb
Synonyms:
domesticate, make tame, make dociletameverb
Synonyms:
subdue, repress, conquer, overcome, overthrow, subjugate
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
tameadjective
Synonyms:
docile, domesticated, gentle, prosy, dull, vapid, submissive, subduedtameverb
Synonyms:
domesticate, reclaim, break, discipline, subjugate, conquer, repress
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#125 | work | |
#165 | school | |
#272 | check | |
#333 | control | |
#1176 | lead | |
#1275 | hold | |
#1314 | master | |
#1766 | flat | |
#1847 | correct | |
#1990 | chair | |
#2036 | reduce | |
#2505 | train | |
#2535 | broken | |
#2700 | contain | |
#3345 | reform | |
#4834 | grown | |
#5420 | moderate | |
#5648 | crop | |
#6356 | recover | |
#7548 | overcome | |
#7995 | compliant | |
#8075 | gentle | |
#8164 | mild | |
#10026 | modest | |
#10451 | educate | |
#12551 | curb | |
#13293 | dull | |
#15923 | mute | |
#16211 | conquer | |
#16683 | suppress | |
#17393 | tammy | |
#17901 | inhibit | |
#18220 | damp | |
#18856 | yielding | |
#18868 | subordinate | |
#18889 | cultivated | |
#19215 | temper | |
#20706 | tedious | |
#22418 | manageable | |
#22636 | reclaim | |
#22879 | tame | |
#24442 | cultivate | |
#26309 | reclaimed | |
#29257 | submissive | |
#29487 | meek | |
#30385 | soften | |
#31890 | rectify | |
#32860 | regenerate | |
#35374 | obedient | |
#38382 | amenable | |
#44281 | domesticated | |
#50453 | mince | |
#51445 | dampen | |
#54755 | subdue | |
#56041 | repress | |
#57879 | pliable | |
#60442 | tamed | |
#62800 | tractable | |
#66240 | quash | |
#66707 | docile | |
#72074 | insipid | |
#80021 | crucify | |
#88025 | teachable | |
#89266 | pliant | |
#94969 | subjugated | |
#100697 | surmount | |
#105258 | chastise | |
#115030 | repossess | |
#115405 | muffle | |
#116275 | subjugate | |
#166077 | naturalize | |
#179254 | civilize | |
#182964 | domesticate | |
#184683 | castigate | |
#219145 | mortify | |
#229953 | spiritless | |
#246567 | chasten |
How to use tame in a sentence?
It is good to tame the mind, which is difficult to hold in, and flighty, rushing wheresoever it listeth: a tamed mind brings blessings.
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.
Challenge is a dragon with a gift in its mouth…Tame the dragon and the gift is yours.
When we got out there. I started by throwing a little bait – a wild animal would typically be in flight mode but these guys were totally tame. They started eating the bait within a foot of me. The boats got a little too close so they got spooked. I quickly netted the male. When I realized they were going to swim I put him in a carrier on the shore and I carried the female. We were able to reunite them, these guys aren’t equipped for the wild at all.
If there is garbage in your Mind, and it's full of joy, it's time to Tame your 'Monkey Mind' and make it into a Monk!
Translations for tame
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- اليفArabic
- amansir, domar, mansCatalan, Valencian
- krotit, krotkýCzech
- tam, tæmmeDanish
- zähmen, [[zahm]] [[werden]], zahmGerman
- εξημερώνομαι, τιθασεύω, δαμάζω, ήμερος, εξημερώνωGreek
- domesticado, domar, manso, amansarSpanish
- kesyyntyä, kesy, kesyttääFinnish
- apprivoiser, apprivoisé, dompter, domestiquerFrench
- ceannsaich, ceannsaichte, callaichScottish Gaelic
- szelídHungarian
- ընտելանալ, ընտելացնել, ընտանիArmenian
- jinak, menjinakkanIndonesian
- spakur, gæfur, taminnIcelandic
- addomesticato, addomesticareItalian
- 飼いならすJapanese
- 길들다, 길들이다, 길들인Korean
- zamLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- jinakMalay
- temmen, tamDutch
- tam, temmes, temmeNorwegian
- oswajać, oswojonyPolish
- [[ser]] [[domado]], domar, domesticadoPortuguese
- приручи́ться, приручённый, ручной, приручи́ть, прируча́ться, прируча́тьRussian
- pripitomiti, pitom, припитомити, питомSerbo-Croatian
- tämja, tamSwedish
- మచ్చికTelugu
- เชื่องThai
- maamoTagalog
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