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
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
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
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
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
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of tame
Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2025
Transitions between scenes are often accompanied by shots of monkeys, lizards, and other wildlife roaming the grounds of the hotel, but The White Lotus itself feels fairly tame by now.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2025
Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 2 Feb. 2025
That's because interest rates remain the most potent weapon that a central bank can wield against surging inflation — a tool that the Federal Reserve turned to in 2022 to tame the hottest U.S. inflation in 40 years.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tame
Adjective
Subsequent ceremonies have been much tamer, although plenty of contenders will figuratively duke it out at this year's awards, which features one of the most competitive best picture races in years.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2025
Transitions between scenes are often accompanied by shots of monkeys, lizards, and other wildlife roaming the grounds of the hotel, but The White Lotus itself feels fairly tame by now.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2025
Verb
Rebecca Sowden, a 27-year-old from Corona, California, said her inability to control product pricing and current events has forced her to tame her personal spending.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 2 Feb. 2025
That's because interest rates remain the most potent weapon that a central bank can wield against surging inflation — a tool that the Federal Reserve turned to in 2022 to tame the hottest U.S. inflation in 40 years.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tame
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tame
Adjective
-
The whole thing also looks pretty—budget and midrange phones tend to be super boring, but the Pixel 8A has a smart design with a matte rear texture.—
Julian Chokkattu,
WIRED,
28 Feb. 2025
-
Buck is a loquacious, glad-handing oaf who has a boring way with a witty story, and is marked for death.—
Fred Schruers,
IndieWire,
27 Feb. 2025
Verb
-
Colleagues in a healthy workplace regulate what’s acceptable and what grates with thousands of social cues that most don’t consciously register.—
Anna Jankowska,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
-
The announcement comes despite Mindell telling the Texas Senate Appropriations Committee earlier this month that his agency did not have the power to regulate couriers.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
-
Morgan Stanley also highlighted risks such as weaker consumption and a slower pace of enterprise digitalization.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
23 Feb. 2025
-
While there, we were met with a slower pace of life, more affordable off-season rates, and fewer crowds.—
Katie Lockhart,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Feb. 2025
Verb
-
Authorities also found a small bag containing a tan powder-like substance which tested positive for fentanyl.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
19 Feb. 2025
-
The film’s audio was previously also restored for home video from original Dolby Stereo archived 35mm magnetic film sources containing the separate dialogue, music and effects (DME) tracks.—
Todd Gilchrist,
Variety,
19 Feb. 2025
Adjective
-
Courtenay Brown Updated Feb 2, 2025 - Business Trump tariffs begin, with levies on Canada, Mexico, China President Trump on Saturday imposed across-the-board tariffs on North American allies and China, which sparked immediate retaliation against domestic manufacturers.—
Courtenay Brown,
Axios,
27 Feb. 2025
-
Throughout Talk to Me, Benjamin knits together a winding history of the island’s geopolitical and domestic turbulence with an accounting of his family’s story.—
Danielle Amir Jackson,
The Atlantic,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
-
This Atlético Madrid side is going from strength to strength and is showing little sign of tiring even as the pressure heats up.—
Sam Leveridge,
Forbes,
21 Dec. 2024
-
The first few years of being a parent can be among the most tiring as moms and dads try and often fail to get infants into a regular routine of unbroken sleep at night.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
Verb
-
Use extreme caution with any open flames since any wildfires that get started will have potential to spread rapidly and be very difficult or impossible to control.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
-
Access to such information is tightly controlled, said Jeffrey Vagle, a law professor and cybersecurity expert at Georgia State University who has in the past worked on classified federal technology projects.—
DAVID KLEPPER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
arkansasonline.com,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
-
Thank you Hallie for thinking of me and putting my name in your stupid brother's ear.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
24 Feb. 2025
-
That would have been a stupid question just about anywhere else, but the exhibition was by Laura Owens, a painter with a penchant for trickery, and the venue was Matthew Marks Gallery in New York, whose press release for Owens’s latest outing offered little in the way of explanation.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
24 Feb. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Tame.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tame. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share