tame

/tˈeɪm/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

adjective

1. flat and uninspiring
2. very restrained or quiet
   “a tame Christmas party”
3. brought from wildness into a domesticated state
   “tame animals”
4. very docile- Langston Hughes
   “tame obedience”

verb

1. correct by punishment or discipline
2. make less strong or intense; soften
   “Tone down that aggressive letter”
3. adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
   “domesticate oats”
4. overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable
   “He tames lions for the circus”
5. make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans
   “The horse was domesticated a long time ago”

Synonyms for tame

• unexciting
• subdued
• tamed
• broken
• cultivated
• docile
• domestic
• meek
• chasten
• subdue
• tone down
• moderate
• domesticate
• cultivate
• naturalize
• naturalise
• domesticize
• domesticise
• reclaim

Antonyms of tame

• wild

Words that rhyme with tame

• frame
• name
• game
• aim
• claim
• shame
• blame
• same
• inflame
• lame
• reclaim
• flame
• proclaim
• acclaim
• nickname
• aflame
• ballgame
• counterclaim
• dame
• declaim
• disclaim
• exclaim
• fame
• mainframe
• rename
• airframe
• aspartame
• defame
• filename
• maim