Synonyms of tame

tame 1 of 2

adjective

ˈtām 

1

as in tamed

changed from the wild state so as to become useful and obedient to humans

every evening, a wild Canada goose is at the food trough with our tame geese

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tamed
• domesticated
• domestic
• trained
• broken
• docile
• subdued
• gentle
• submissive
• familiar
• housebroken
• halterbroken
• semidomesticated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wild
• savage
• untamed
• feral
• untrained
• unbroken
• undomesticated
• wildish

2

as in boring

causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest

that action movie was so tame I fell asleep about 20 minutes into it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• boring
• slow
• tiring
• stupid
• dull
• weary
• old
• wearying
• dusty
• dry
• annoying
• heavy
• irritating
• tedious
• tiresome
• arid
• monotonous
• wearisome
• uninteresting
• drab
• humdrum
• stodgy
• pedestrian
• ponderous
• colorless
• numbing
• dreary
• monochromatic
• stale
• leaden
• stuffy
• jejune
• exhausting
• ho-hum
• flat
• mind-numbing
• pallid
• sterile
• jading
• barren
• irksome
• spiritless
• dullish
• drudging
• prosy
• uneventful
• unexciting
• prosaic
• blah
• bothersome
• gray
• draining
• unimaginative
• soggy
• unrewarding
• uninspiring
• unspectacular
• pedantic
• earthbound
• inanimate
• blank
• unsensational
• undramatic
• fatiguing
• ordinary
• common
• discouraging
• debilitating
• unnewsworthy
• aseptic
• suspenseless
• commonplace
• cumbersome
• pleasureless
• tepid
• vapid
• wearing
• enervating
• dispiriting
• unsurprising
• disheartening
• longsome
• lumbering
• poky
• demoralizing
• plodding
• unexceptional
• palling
• enfeebling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• interesting
• involving
• intriguing
• surprising
• engaging
• wonderful
• spectacular
• amazing
• wondrous
• exciting
• astonishing
• awesome
• riveting
• absorbing
• engrossing
• sensational
• gripping
• astounding
• marvelous
• exhilarating
• amusing
• stimulating
• inspiring
• thrilling
• entertaining
• fabulous
• breathtaking
• rousing
• attractive
• electrifying
• stirring
• charming
• energizing
• alluring
• moving
• fascinating
• animating
• attracting
• beguiling
• enchanting
• poignant
• bewitching
• invigorating
• touching
• enthralling
• enlivening
• entrancing
• rip-roaring
• hair-raising
• galvanizing
• eye-opening
• diverting
• provocative
• tantalizing
• captivating
• suspenseful
• mesmerizing
• spellbinding
• arresting

tame

2 of 2

verb

as in to regulate

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

• regulate
• contain
• control
• keep
• curb
• restrain
• suppress
• stifle
• govern
• measure
• constrain
• inhibit
• hold
• check
• rule
• stop
• bridle
• rein (in)
• swallow
• pull in
• smother
• interrupt
• strangle
• repress
• impede
• choke (back)
• hinder
• hold back
• squelch
• silence
• arrest
• hamper
• muffle
• obstruct
• block
• sink
• mince
• bottle (up)
• pocket
• muzzle
• handcuff
• gag

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lose
• liberate
• loosen
• loose
• express
• take out
• unleash
• vent
• air

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tame

Adjective

The product is applied to dry lengths and ends and works diligently to tame flyaways once you’re done drying. — Valeriya Chupinina, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2026

Meanwhile, the Federal Reserve's decision Wednesday to increase its key interest rate for the first time in three years in a bid to tame surging inflation could also put upward pressure on mortgage rates. — ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026

Verb

Variety takes a look at how 10 companies are taming the AI beast with specific use cases that creatives can get behind in a way that keeps them firmly in control and respects copyrights. — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026

Costarring Katey Sagal, Amy Davidson, James Garner, and David Spade, the series followed the futile attempts of Ritter’s Paul Hennessy and Sagal’s Cate Hennessy to tame their rebellious teenage daughter, Bridget (Cuoco). — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026