Synonyms of tamed

tamed 1 of 2

adjective

as in tame

changed from the wild state so as to become useful and obedient to humans

circus trainers work with tamed tigers and elephants

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

tamed

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verb

past tense of tame

as in controlled

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

• controlled
• contained
• regulated
• kept
• curbed
• restrained
• suppressed
• stifled
• measured
• governed
• ruled
• checked
• inhibited
• constrained
• held
• bridled
• stopped
• swallowed
• reined (in)
• pulled in
• interrupted
• repressed
• smothered
• strangled
• minced
• arrested
• silenced
• hindered
• squelched
• hampered
• muffled
• held back
• impeded
• blocked
• choked (back)
• sank
• obstructed
• muzzled
• pocketed
• handcuffed
• bottled (up)
• gagged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lost
• liberated
• loosened
• expressed
• unleashed
• aired
• loosed
• took out
• vented

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tamed

Verb

Palacios tamed the ball with her right foot, pivoted and drove a left-footed shot between the legs of Wave center back Kristen McNabb inside the right post. — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026

And the risk that more will appear outside Congo will grow if the outbreak isn't tamed, said Justin Lessler, a University of North Carolina researcher who studies the dynamics of infectious disease outbreaks. — ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026

And some of the forces driving inflation — specifically the rapid buildout of artificial intelligence infrastructure and higher energy prices — won’t easily be tamed by higher interest rates. — Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026

Some of the forces pushing up prices — specifically the rapid buildout of artificial intelligence infrastructure and higher energy prices — won’t easily be tamed by higher interest rates. — Christopher Rugaber`, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026

Has Manning always been a young man that carried an edge about him, until Sarkisian tamed him? — Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026

Investors are closely watching the government's next moves in a highly indebted country where street anger has often been tamed with more state spending. — Makini Brice, Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026

Remember when Anne Hathaway’s Mia Thermopolis walks down the palace steps in The Princess Diaries, hair newly tamed, and the whole room stops to look? — Sarah Scott, Parents, 14 Sep. 2026

The composure of Amélie, and the decidedly wild and clownish manner in which she’s painted, can’t be tamed into order, elegance, or beauty. — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026