: not made less wild or less difficult to control : not tamed
untamed animals
the untamed wilderness
untamed hair
Examples of untamed in a Sentence
a dangerous and untamed land
tried to capture the untamed horse
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But alongside the fires, there’s a misconception raging as well—that the wildfires around Los Angeles are still untamed due to a water shortage.
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Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
The largest of the untamed fires has already torn through roughly 3,000 acres of the Pacific Palisades, a neighborhood between the Santa Monica Mountains and the Pacific Ocean.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 9 Jan. 2025
Situated in the cold, clear clutches of Lake Superior, this 98-percent untamed Isle Royale National Park in my home state is a haven for adventurers from spring through fall.
—Alexandra Gillespie, Outside Online, 16 Dec. 2024
Americans pushed 1000s of miles through a rugged land of untamed wilderness.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2025
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Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
The largest of the untamed fires has already torn through roughly 3,000 acres of the Pacific Palisades, a neighborhood between the Santa Monica Mountains and the Pacific Ocean.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 9 Jan. 2025
Situated in the cold, clear clutches of Lake Superior, this 98-percent untamed Isle Royale National Park in my home state is a haven for adventurers from spring through fall.
—Alexandra Gillespie, Outside Online, 16 Dec. 2024
Americans pushed 1000s of miles through a rugged land of untamed wilderness.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Untamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/untamed. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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