tame

/teɪm/
🔵 Intermediate

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Word FrequencyVery Common

Used frequently in everyday conversation

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verb

1. To make (an animal) tame; to domesticate.

"He tamed the wild horse."

2. To become tame or domesticated.

3. To make gentle or meek.

"to tame a rebellion"

adjective

1. Not or no longer wild; domesticated

"They have a tame wildcat."

Antonyms: wild

2. (chiefly of animals) Mild and well-behaved; accustomed to human contact

"The lion was quite tame."

Synonyms: gentle

3. Not exciting.

"For a thriller, that film was really tame."

Synonyms: dull, flat, insipid, unexciting
Antonyms: exciting

4. Crushed; subdued; depressed; spiritless.

5. (of a knot) Capable of being represented as a finite closed polygonal chain.

Antonyms: wild

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tame

/teɪm/
🔵 Intermediate

Word Statistics

Difficulty LevelIntermediate

Standard vocabulary

Word FrequencyVery Common

Used frequently in everyday conversation

Syllables1

Simple pronunciation

Analysis:

  • Common vocabulary word
  • Simple pronunciation
verb

1. To broach or enter upon; to taste, as a liquor; to divide; to distribute; to deal out.

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