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Thesaurus entry: tame
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tame
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adjective
1.
tame animals
synonyms
: domesticated, not wild, not fierce, gentle, docile, used to humans.
2.
the supposedly rowdy children were quite tame
synonyms
: subdued, docile, submissive, compliant, meek, obedient, tractable, amenable, manageable, unresisting.
3.
the horror movie turned out to be quite tame
synonyms
: unexciting, uninteresting, uninspired, dull, bland, flat, insipid, vapid, run-of-the-mill, mediocre, prosaic, humdrum, boring, tedious, wearisome.
antonyms:
wild; fierce.