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

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

Even if that wasn’t true in every case, the mutual affection between the player and Detroit took center stage Friday, even as Skubal tamed the Tigers’ offense, recording seven strikeouts in the process. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026

But fandom is a powerful force, and appointment viewing has tamed the beast into something fearsome. — Mya Copeland, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026

Zhu tamed rampant inflation, overhauled the currency system and weathered the Chinese economy through Asia’s financial crisis in 1997. — Cnn Staff, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026

Eaten right out of the bag, the vinegar hit in this extra-sour bread is overpowering, but the flavor is tamed when it’s toasted. — Jolene Thym, Mercury News, 6 July 2026

Burle Marx understood that Brazil’s botanical richness was not excess to be tamed, but a palette to be mastered. — Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026