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as in wild
existing without human habitation or cultivation
a dangerous and untamed land
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as in feral
living outdoors without taming or domestication by humans
tried to capture the untamed horse
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Recent Examples of untamed
In an era of comfort, ease, and predictability, there is something deeply satisfying about braving the elements and earning your turns in untamed wilderness.
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Jen Murphy, Robb Report, 8 Mar. 2026
Practical Information The drive, which is surrounded by wilderness, is even more untamed in the winter.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2026
What unites these journeys is access to remote landscapes, rare wildlife and a region that still feels profoundly untamed.
—Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Thomas Newman’s otherwise mechanical score takes on fluid, untamed qualities.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026
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Jen Murphy, Robb Report, 8 Mar. 2026
Practical Information The drive, which is surrounded by wilderness, is even more untamed in the winter.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2026
What unites these journeys is access to remote landscapes, rare wildlife and a region that still feels profoundly untamed.
—Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Thomas Newman’s otherwise mechanical score takes on fluid, untamed qualities.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for untamed
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Her work plainly belongs to this lineage of witchy writers, women whose deliciously corrupted scenes of home and hearth produce fear and wild laughter at once.—
Kristen Roupenian,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Sure, there were errant 3-pointers, and a wild reverse layup that was way off in the third quarter.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Another group heads by boat to the Caves, a flat grassy plateau where some cattle are allowed to grow feral.—
NPR,
NPR,
4 Apr. 2026
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Fendelman captured that horrible silence in the doc, punctuated by Littlejohn’s niece screaming, feral and raw.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
3 Apr. 2026
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According to Travel Online, Monuriki is an uninhabited area of about 100 acres in the Mamanuca Islands.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
5 Apr. 2026
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Today it’s called the Golden Ring and promises a four-star experience with views of uninhabited skyscrapers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
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This experience prioritizes the animals’ wellbeing by focusing on increasing the population, collecting data, and working with experts who have success in re-wilding.—
Jack Tydeman,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Sep. 2025
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Rather than simply buying the house, Gores traded a portfolio of Los Angeles–area assets, including undeveloped land in Bel Air, while retaining a financial interest in some of those properties, consolidating multiple holdings into a single trophy estate.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
3 Apr. 2026
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Additionally, Modi owns undeveloped property in Cupertino worth between $100,001 and $1 million.—
Alyce McFadden,
San Francisco Chronicle,
2 Apr. 2026
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The famed African American journalist investigated lynchings across the South and wrote about the savage incidents that the white press had already explained away.—
Case Thorp,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Apr. 2026
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The loss of books is minor, almost trivial, in light of all the horrors and violence unleashed by this senseless war, but the potential loss of these books is a sad reminder that we’re all affected and implicated in America’s savage flailings.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
17 Mar. 2026
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Down these uncultivated paths, Horace’s Lydia, Tibullus’s Delia, and Ovid’s Corinna had passed, but only Virgil’s Philomela remained.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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The continent is home to 60% of the planet’s uncultivated arable land that is capable of sequestering immense amounts of carbon—yet only 16% of the global carbon credits market.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
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Pristine Sprays Toilet Paper Spray is a more natural, eco-friendly alternative to wet wipes.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2026
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The Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office has determined the cause of death to be natural.—
Jennifer Mayerle,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Untamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untamed. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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