Synonyms of tame

tame 1 of 2

adjective

ˈtām 

1

as in tamed

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 & Similar Words

• tamed
• domesticated
• domestic
• trained
• broken
• docile
• subdued
• gentle
• submissive
• familiar
• housebroken
• halterbroken
• semidomesticated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wild
• savage
• untamed
• feral
• untrained
• unbroken
• undomesticated
• wildish

2

as in boring

causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest

that action movie was so tame I fell asleep about 20 minutes into it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• boring
• slow
• tiring
• stupid
• dull
• weary
• old
• wearying
• dusty
• dry
• annoying
• heavy
• irritating
• tedious
• tiresome
• arid
• monotonous
• wearisome
• uninteresting
• drab
• humdrum
• stodgy
• pedestrian
• ponderous
• colorless
• numbing
• dreary
• monochromatic
• stale
• leaden
• stuffy
• jejune
• exhausting
• ho-hum
• flat
• mind-numbing
• pallid
• sterile
• jading
• barren
• irksome
• spiritless
• dullish
• drudging
• prosy
• uneventful
• unexciting
• prosaic
• blah
• bothersome
• gray
• draining
• unimaginative
• soggy
• unrewarding
• uninspiring
• unspectacular
• pedantic
• earthbound
• inanimate
• blank
• unsensational
• undramatic
• fatiguing
• ordinary
• common
• discouraging
• debilitating
• unnewsworthy
• aseptic
• suspenseless
• commonplace
• cumbersome
• pleasureless
• tepid
• vapid
• wearing
• enervating
• dispiriting
• unsurprising
• disheartening
• longsome
• lumbering
• poky
• demoralizing
• plodding
• unexceptional
• palling
• enfeebling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• interesting
• involving
• intriguing
• surprising
• engaging
• wonderful
• spectacular
• amazing
• wondrous
• exciting
• astonishing
• awesome
• riveting
• absorbing
• engrossing
• sensational
• gripping
• astounding
• marvelous
• exhilarating
• amusing
• stimulating
• inspiring
• thrilling
• entertaining
• fabulous
• breathtaking
• rousing
• attractive
• electrifying
• stirring
• charming
• energizing
• alluring
• moving
• fascinating
• animating
• attracting
• beguiling
• enchanting
• poignant
• bewitching
• invigorating
• touching
• enthralling
• enlivening
• entrancing
• rip-roaring
• hair-raising
• galvanizing
• eye-opening
• diverting
• provocative
• tantalizing
• captivating
• suspenseful
• mesmerizing
• spellbinding
• arresting

tame

2 of 2

verb

as in to regulate

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 & Similar Words

• regulate
• contain
• control
• keep
• curb
• restrain
• suppress
• stifle
• govern
• measure
• constrain
• inhibit
• hold
• check
• rule
• stop
• bridle
• rein (in)
• swallow
• pull in
• smother
• interrupt
• strangle
• repress
• impede
• choke (back)
• hinder
• hold back
• squelch
• silence
• arrest
• hamper
• muffle
• obstruct
• block
• sink
• mince
• bottle (up)
• pocket
• muzzle
• handcuff
• gag

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lose
• liberate
• loosen
• loose
• express
• take out
• unleash
• vent
• air

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tame

Adjective

Rabid wild animals may seem unusually tame or unafraid of people. — The Sacramento Bee Staff, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Meanwhile, the Federal Reserve's decision Wednesday to increase its key interest rate for the first time in three years in a bid to tame surging inflation could also put upward pressure on mortgage rates. — ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026

Verb

Even Milei’s libertarian party voted to debate debt relief — without endorsing the proposals themselves — underscoring the mounting pressure on Milei as voters look beyond his success in taming inflation to concerns about jobs and wages. — Débora Rey, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Asking Murray to tame his desire is, in a roundabout way, asking him to strip away some of the traits that helped forge his stardom. — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026