Antonyms for tame
| Grammar : Adj, verb |
| Spell : teym |
| Phonetic Transcription : teɪm |
Definition of tame
Origin :- Old English tom, tam "domesticated, docile," from Proto-Germanic *tamaz (cf. Old Norse tamr, Old Saxon, Old Frisian, Middle Low German, Middle Dutch tam, Old High German zam, German zahm "tame," Gothic tamjan "to tame"), from PIE *deme- "to constrain, to force, to break (horses)" (cf. Sanskrit damayati "tames;" Persian dam "a tame animal;" Greek daman "to tame, subdue," dmetos "tame;" Latin domare "to tame, subdue;" Old Irish damnaim "I tie up, fasten, I tame, subdue"). Possible ulterior connection with PIE *dem- "house, household" (see domestic). Meaning "spiritless, weak, dull" is recorded from c.1600.
- adj domesticated, compliant
- adj dull, uninteresting
- verb domesticate, make compliant
- A tame egret ruffled her white plumes at the Princess's shoulder.
- Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin
- Reminds me of a cat'mount I tried to tame once, only he's twice as ugly.
- Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
- But those d—-d fellows learn of the mad doctors how to tame us.
- Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- But we know that our dull circle must seem tame to one who has seen so much.
- Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- Love is not comfort, nor house, nor lands, nor the tame delights of use and wont.
- Extract from : « The Hunted Outlaw » by Anonymous
- In all Britain to-day, no wolf roams wild and the deer are all tame.
- Extract from : « Welsh Fairy Tales » by William Elliott Griffis
- Your proposed alterations would, in my opinion, make it tame.
- Extract from : « The Letters of Robert Burns » by Robert Burns
- Tame ending if--but as I looked forward again, what did I see?
- Extract from : « The Cavalier » by George Washington Cable
- It was only the tame that the gods protected, and between the tame deadly strife was not permitted.
- Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
- He can tame tigers and panthers and soothe serpents and dragons.
- Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various
Synonyms for tame
- acclimatized
- amenable
- biddable
- bland
- bloodless
- boiled down
- boring
- break
- break in
- break the spirit
- bridle
- bridled
- bring to heel
- broken
- bust
- busted
- check
- civilized
- conquer
- conventional
- cultivated
- curb
- diluted
- discipline
- disciplined
- docile
- domestic
- domesticize
- domiciliate
- enslave
- fearless
- feeble
- flat
- gentle
- gentle as a lamb
- habituated
- halfhearted
- harmless
- harnessed
- house-train
- housebreak
- housebroken
- humble
- humdrum
- insipid
- kindly
- lifeless
- limp
- manageable
- meek
- mild
- mitigate
- monotonous
- mute
- muzzled
- obedient
- overcome
- pacify
- pliable
- pliant
- prosaic
- repress
- restrain
- routine
- soften
- spiritless
- subdue
- subdued
- subjugate
- submissive
- suppress
- tedious
- temper
- tone down
- tractable
- train
- trained
- unafraid
- unexciting
- uninspiring
- unresisting
- vanquish
- vapid
- water down
- weak
- wearisome
- white-bread
- without punch
- yoked
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