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tame
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- pronunciation:
- teIm
- parts of speech:
- adjective, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
tamer, tamest |
| definition 1: |
brought or bred out of the wild state and made tractable; domesticated.
a tame leopard- synonyms:
- broken, domesticated, gentled, trained
- antonyms:
- feral, untamed, wild
- similar words:
- docile, domestic, housebroken
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| definition 2: |
still in the wild state but gentle and unafraid of human beings.
tame otters- synonyms:
- gentle, tractable
- antonyms:
- ferocious, fierce, untamed
- similar words:
- docile, domestic, friendly, harmless
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| definition 3: |
docile or submissive, sometimes to excess.
- synonyms:
- docile, meek, passive, submissive, weak
- antonyms:
- uncooperative
- similar words:
- compliant, deferential, obedient
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| definition 4: |
dull or unadventurous.
a tame political rallyher tame ambitions- synonyms:
- bland, colorless, dull, insipid, vapid
- antonyms:
- adventurous, exciting
- similar words:
- dead, flat, muted, spineless, subdued, weak, wishy-washy
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| related words: |
barren, gentle, innocuous, mild, pet, prosaic |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
tames, taming, tamed |
| definition 1: |
to domesticate or bring under human control.
He tames lions for the circus.Pioneers tamed the wilderness.- synonyms:
- domesticate, gentle
- similar words:
- harness, housebreak, master, subdue, train
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| definition 2: |
to cause to lose spirit or liveliness.
- synonyms:
- break, subdue
- similar words:
- domesticate, master, overcome, quash, quell, suppress
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| definition 3: |
to harness the power or strength of.
The river is tamed by a dam.- synonyms:
- bridle, harness, rein in
- similar words:
- control, curb, govern, restrain
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| related words: |
break, break in, chasten, civilize, compose |
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| derivations: |
tamable (tameable) (adj.), tamed (adj.), tamely (adv.), tameness (n.), tamer (n.) |
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