: not made less wild or less difficult to control : not tamed
untamed animals
the untamed wilderness
untamed hair
Examples of untamed in a Sentence
a dangerous and untamed land
tried to capture the untamed horse
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In Pilsen, a diverse working-class neighborhood with a large Mexican American population, Toledo, who was born in Mexico, was a friendly fixture, with an untamed, graying beard and mane of hair.
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Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
The extravagant approach mirrors the hero’s untamed energy, all to yield a genuinely spectacular film.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2025
What would the American West be without untamed mustangs roaming the plains?
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2025
Gina Kirschenheiter is famously fearful of untamed bodies of water, or, more specifically, things that live therein.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2025
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Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
The extravagant approach mirrors the hero’s untamed energy, all to yield a genuinely spectacular film.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2025
What would the American West be without untamed mustangs roaming the plains?
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2025
Gina Kirschenheiter is famously fearful of untamed bodies of water, or, more specifically, things that live therein.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for untamed
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“Untamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/untamed. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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