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tame
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- pronunciation:
- teIm
- parts of speech:
- adjective, verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
tamer, tamest |
| definition 1: |
taken from a wild state and made obedient; domesticated.
A tame bear travels with the circus.- synonyms:
- domesticated, trained
- antonyms:
- wild
- similar words:
- docile, domestic
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| definition 2: |
still in the wild state but gentle and not afraid of human beings.
Tame deer feed in our yard.- synonyms:
- gentle
- antonyms:
- ferocious, fierce
- similar words:
- docile, domestic, friendly
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| definition 3: |
dull or without adventure.
They had a tame vacation.She grew bored with her tame life.- synonyms:
- dull
- antonyms:
- adventurous, exciting
- similar words:
- dead, flat, muted, subdued, weak
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| related words: |
gentle, mild, pet |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
tames, taming, tamed |
| definition: |
to bring under human control; domesticate.
He tames lions for the circus.- synonyms:
- domesticate
- similar words:
- harness, master, subdue, train
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| related words: |
break, break in, civilize |
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| derivations: |
tamable (tameable) (adj.), tamed (adj.), tamely (adv.), tameness (n.), tamer (n.) |
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