untamed

adjective

un·​tamed ˌən-ˈtāmd How to pronounce untamed (audio)
: 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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Spanning a whopping 471 acres, this private wildlife preserve blends untamed adventure with creature comforts—and yes, that includes actual creatures. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 28 Apr. 2025 Devil May Cry has this raw, untamed cool that most video games can’t touch. Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025 That same trophy is also a first significant victory for the Saudi Arabian regime harnessing all this untamed human feeling to wash the blood and cruelty from its hands. Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025 From Muhanga to Mesquite The first deployment from the company that would become Zipline was in 2016 in Muhanga, Rwanda, beginning with the goal of delivering vaccines and other medical supplies quickly and reliably across the untamed expanses of Africa. Tim Stevens, ArsTechnica, 8 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for untamed

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of untamed was in the 14th century

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“Untamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/untamed. Accessed 5 May. 2025.

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