Synonyms and Antonyms of tame

  1. 1 changed from the wild state so as to become useful and obedient to humans <every evening, a wild Canada goose is at the food trough with our tame geese> Synonyms domestic, domesticated, tamed Related Words broken, halterbroken, housebroken, trained; docile, familiar, gentle, semidomesticated; subdued, submissive Near Antonyms unbroken, untrained; wildish Antonyms feral, nondomesticated, savage, undomesticated, untamed, wild




Synonyms and Antonyms of tame

  1. to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression) <try to tame your language when you're in front of the kids> Synonyms bridle, check, constrain, contain, curb, govern, hold, inhibit, keep, measure, pull in, regulate, rein (in), restrain, rule, controlRelated Words bottle (up), choke (back), hold back, mince, muffle, pocket, repress, sink, smother, squelch, stifle, strangle, suppress, swallow; arrest, interrupt, stop; block, hamper, handcuff, hinder, impede, obstruct; gag, muzzle, silenceNear Antonyms liberate, loose, loosen, unleash; air, express, take out, ventAntonyms lose

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