Synonyms for Tame
9 senses across 2 parts of speech, powered by WordNet 3.0.
Words related to "Tame" (verb) include chasten, subdue.
Verb
correct by punishment or discipline
Synonyms
chastensubdue
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change
make less strong or intense; soften
"Tone down that aggressive letter" "The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements"
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tone downmoderate
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change
adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
"domesticate oats" "tame the soil"
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domesticatecultivatenaturalizenaturalise
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adapt
overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable
"He tames lions for the circus" "reclaim falcons"
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domesticatedomesticizedomesticisereclaim
More specific
break in
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change
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"
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domesticate
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adapt
Adjective
flat and uninspiring
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unexciting
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"
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subdued
brought from wildness into a domesticated state
"tame animals" "fields of tame blueberries"
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tamed
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brokenbroken incultivateddocilegentledomesticdomesticatedtamed
very docile
"tame obedience" "meek as a mouse"- Langston Hughes
Synonyms
meek
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docile
Antonyms
wild
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