Synonyms of tamely

tamely

adverb

as in meekly

Related Words

• meekly
• passively
• calmly
• coolly
• placidly
• peacefully
• serenely
• mildly
• unconcernedly
• composedly
• imperturbably
• collectedly
• systematically
• orderly
• methodically
• self-possessedly
• self-composedly

Dissimilar Words

• frantically
• wildly
• frenziedly
• madly
• amok
• wild
• frenetically
• desperately
• hectically
• confusedly
• uncontrollably
• crazily
• agitatedly
• feverishly
• recklessly
• wantonly
• skittishly
• heedlessly
• harum-scarum
• helter-skelter
• pell-mell
• berserk
• berserkly
• haywire
• hotheadedly

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tamely

Once the players returned to the field, Diaz inexplicably tried a Panenka-style chip and his weak penalty sailed tamely into the arms of Senegal goalkeeper Edouard Mendy. — Reuters, NBC news, 18 Jan. 2026

Dominik Szoboszlai had just squandered a golden chance by firing tamely into the arms of Emiliano Martinez after winning the ball back high up the field when the Kop parked their frustration and vocally declared their unwavering faith in the Dutchman. — James Pearce, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025

That test soon divides matter, even for a far from sensitive ear, into what reads well & what reads tamely, haltingly, jerkily, lopsidedly, top-heavily, or otherwise badly. — Ben Yagoda, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025