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domesticated

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of domesticated

changed from the wild state so as to become useful and obedient to humans
  • the domesticated horses are kept in a corral
Synonyms of domesticated

domestic, tame, tamed
Words Related to domesticated

broken, halterbroken, housebroken, trained

docile, familiar, gentle, semidomesticated

subdued, submissive
Near Antonyms of domesticated

unbroken, untrained

wildish
Antonyms of domesticated

feral, savage, undomesticated, untamed, wild

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