tamer; tamest
1
: reduced from a state of native wildness especially so as to be tractable and useful to humans : domesticated
tame animals
2
: made docile and submissive : subdued
3
: lacking spirit, zest, interest, or the capacity to excite : insipid
a tame campaign
tamely
adverb
tameness
noun
tamed; taming
1
a
: to reduce from a wild to a domestic state
b
: to subject to cultivation
c
: to bring under control : harness
2
3
: to tone down : soften
tamed the language in the play
: to become tame
tamer
noun
Synonyms
Examples of tame in a Sentence
Adjective
The island's birds are quite tame.
They ran a pretty tame campaign.
Some people were shocked by the movie, but I found the story pretty tame.
Members of the audience were too tame to interrupt the speaker.
Verb
It took a while to tame the horse.
the people who tamed the Wild West
He struggled to tame his temper.
The government needs to do something to tame inflation.
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The tame styling paired well with an efficient yet enjoyable powertrain, and just the right amount of interior tech and luxury for the pricing.
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Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
One striking example is when Jake Sully, played by Sam Worthington, tames his banshee.
—Gerui Wang, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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Adjective
And for a show that started on the relatively tame confines of network TV?
—Trent Moore, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2024
The tame styling paired well with an efficient yet enjoyable powertrain, and just the right amount of interior tech and luxury for the pricing.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Verb
While the Federal Reserve deserves credit for its efforts to tame inflation, consumers can take some, too.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
One striking example is when Jake Sully, played by Sam Worthington, tames his banshee.
—Gerui Wang, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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tame
1 of 2 adjective
tamer; tamest
1
: changed from the wild state so as to become useful and obedient to human beings : domesticated
a tame elephant
2
: made gentle and obedient
3
: lacking spirit or interest : dull
tamely
adverb
tameness
noun
tame
2 of 2 verb
tamed; taming
1
a
: to make or become tame
tame a lion
b
: to subject to cultivation
wilderness tamed by farmers
2
: to bring under control : subdue
tame your temper
tamer
noun
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