tame Synonyms

tame Meaning

Wordnet

tame (v)

correct by punishment or discipline

make less strong or intense; soften

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

overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable

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

Wordnet

tame (s)

flat and uninspiring

very docile

Wordnet

tame (a)

very restrained or quiet

brought from wildness into a domesticated state

Webster

tame (v. t.)

To broach or enter upon; to taste, as a liquor; to divide; to distribute; to deal out.

Webster

tame (superl.)

Reduced from a state of native wildness and shyness; accustomed to man; domesticated; domestic; as, a tame deer, a tame bird.

Crushed; subdued; depressed; spiritless.

Deficient in spirit or animation; spiritless; dull; flat; insipid; as, a tame poem; tame scenery.

Webster

tame (a.)

To reduce from a wild to a domestic state; to make gentle and familiar; to reclaim; to domesticate; as, to tame a wild beast.

To subdue; to conquer; to repress; as, to tame the pride or passions of youth.

tame Sentence Examples

  1. The once-ferocious lion has been tamed by years of captivity.
  2. The zookeeper's gentle touch has successfully tamed the unruly elephant.
  3. The backyard chickens have become so tame that they will eat out of your hand.
  4. The wild mustang has been tamed through a rigorous training program.
  5. The house cat, once a stray, has been tamed and now enjoys lounging on the sofa.
  6. The falconer spent countless hours taming the majestic bird of prey.
  7. The wildflower garden has been tamed into orderly rows and vibrant blooms.
  8. The once-chaotic classroom has been tamed by the teacher's effective discipline.
  9. The rambunctious toddler has been tamed by the soothing lullaby his mother sings.
  10. The unruly crowd has been tamed by the police officer's calm and collected demeanor.

FAQs About the word tame

correct by punishment or discipline, make less strong or intense; soften, adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment, overcome the wildness of; m

tamed, domesticated, domestic,trained, halterbroken, housebroken, docile, subdued, familiar, submissive

savage, untamed,wild, feral, wild, feral, untamed, savage, undomesticated, unbroken

The once-ferocious lion has been tamed by years of captivity.

The zookeeper's gentle touch has successfully tamed the unruly elephant.

The backyard chickens have become so tame that they will eat out of your hand.

The wild mustang has been tamed through a rigorous training program.