tame
adjective, tam·er, tam·est.
verb (used with object), tamed, tam·ing.
verb (used without object), tamed, tam·ing.
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Related Words for tame
subdued, gentle, harmless, mild, docile, manageable, boring, weak, bland, bloodless, feeble, subdue, suppress, restrain, soften, conquer, pacify, curb, temper, vanquishExamples from the Web for tame
Contemporary Examples of tame
Her Facebook photos could populate a tame “girls with guns” style calendar.
He was widely perceived as having been outplayed by a vast military bureaucracy that he never sought to tame.
Hagel Takes a Bullet for Obama: Inside the Defense Secretary’s Sudden FiringShane Harris, Tim Mak
November 24, 2014
That's tame compared to the C-word and racism other Republicans have thrown on the social network.
He left the crowd with a Greek aphorism—“to tame the savageness of man and make gentle the life of this world.”
I had just gotten my braces off and was learning how to tame my hair with a curling iron.
Historical Examples of tame
A tame egret ruffled her white plumes at the Princess's shoulder.
The Trail BookMary Austin
Reminds me of a cat'mount I tried to tame once, only he's twice as ugly.
The UnderdogF. Hopkinson Smith
But those d—-d fellows learn of the mad doctors how to tame us.
Night and Morning, CompleteEdward Bulwer-Lytton
But we know that our dull circle must seem tame to one who has seen so much.
Alice, or The Mysteries, CompleteEdward Bulwer-Lytton
Love is not comfort, nor house, nor lands, nor the tame delights of use and wont.
The Hunted OutlawAnonymous