tameadjective
uk/teɪm/us/teɪm/tame adjective (NOT WILD)
(especially of animals) not wild or dangerous, either naturally or because of training or long involvement with humans:
After a few months' contact the monkeys become very tame.
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Animal (non-human) behaviour
- accidental
- eusocial
- fledge
- lap
- maul
- migrant
- mob
- molt
- nest
- perch
- prey
- ruminate
- scratch
- shy
- skitter
- slaver 1
- stampede
- suckle
- torpor
- trot
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tame adjective (NOT EXCITING)
disapproving not interesting or exciting:
It was a tame film in comparison to some that she's made.
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Tedious and uninspiring
- anonymous
- antiseptic
- banal
- be (as) dull as ditchwater idiom
- bland
- boring
- drab
- earthbound
- flat-footed
- lifeless
- middle-aged
- mind-numbing
- monochrome
- monotonous
- mouldy
- stolid
- tedious
- threadbare
- tired
- tiresome
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tameverb [ T ]
uk/teɪm/us/teɪm/to make a wild animal tame
to control something dangerous or powerful:
He'll need to tame his temper if he wants to succeed.
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Animal (non-human) behaviour
- accidental
- eusocial
- fledge
- lap
- maul
- migrant
- mob
- molt
- nest
- perch
- prey
- ruminate
- scratch
- shy
- skitter
- slaver 1
- stampede
- suckle
- torpor
- trot
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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Controlling and being in charge
tameable
adjective uk/ˈteɪ.mə.bəl/us/ˈteɪ.mə.bəl/
tamer
noun [ C ] uk/ˈteɪ.mər/us/ˈteɪ.mɚ/
someone who tames something that is wild, especially an animal:
a lion-tamer