TAMED Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

tamed 1 of 2

adjective

as in tame

changed from the wild state so as to become useful and obedient to humans circus trainers work with tamed tigers and elephants

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tamed

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verb

past tense of tame

as in controlled

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

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Zhu tamed rampant inflation, overhauled the currency system and weathered the Chinese economy through Asia’s financial crisis in 1997. — Cnn Staff, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026 Eaten right out of the bag, the vinegar hit in this extra-sour bread is overpowering, but the flavor is tamed when it’s toasted. — Jolene Thym, Mercury News, 6 July 2026 Burle Marx understood that Brazil’s botanical richness was not excess to be tamed, but a palette to be mastered. — Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026 Felix Nmecha’s direct forward pass was a peach and Undav instinctively tamed it with his right and smacked it with his left. — Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 21 June 2026 Then there’s her steady stream of love letters to nature, wild and tamed. — Literary Hub, 8 June 2026 And Shawn's Ray Wilkins is still struggling to stay in the closet, this time turning to the church in a Sinners parody to keep him tamed. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 7 June 2026 The Sooners led 10-8 after four innings and then tamed the mighty Yellow Jackets’ bats. — Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 1 June 2026 The shooter tamed the sun’s glares while ensuring the deep-red gazebo popped against the lush green park. — Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 28 May 2026

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Adjective

Thursday's print follows a tame reading on consumer inflation, with the consumer price index coming in line with economist expectations.

— Sean Conlon,Joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026
Here are 10 great, comparatively tame stunts to introduce your kids to the cringe-inducing fun of Jackass… but make sure there’s a spot behind the couch handy with which to hide, just in case.

— Tim Grierson, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of tame

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The now 34-year-old claimed that Debra controlled every aspect of her personal and financial life until her mother died due to cancer in 2013.

— Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026
The siblings’ father, Jerry Buss, controlled the team from 1979 until his death in 2013.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of controlled

Verb

Traces of a silk fabric found near her skull that may have been used as a trim on a hat or bonnet contained metal threads made of pure gold and silver.

— Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
According to German media, the cache in Berlin contained two handguns and ammunition.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of contained

Verb

Moreover, many of the road trip’s corporate sponsors—including Boeing, United Airlines, Royal Caribbean, Toyota, Shell, Enterprise Rent-A-Car and Lyft—are regulated by the department Duffy oversees.

— Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
At the same time, researchers have begun to ask whether autonomous clinical AI should be licensed and regulated more like clinicians than conventional medical devices.

— Arya Rao, STAT, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of regulated

Verb

With his back against the wall, Smith kept the Giants’ lead intact.

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 23 Aug. 2026
HomeServices agreed to pay $250 million of a more than $1 billion settlement to resolve claims that long-standing rules over the splitting of real estate commissions kept them artificially high.

— Alex Crippen, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of kept

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Hobart, Indiana, officers curbed the car and turned it over to Evergreen Park officers, police said.

— Dennis Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026
That’s particularly important this year as the wildfire has curbed tourism following a tough winter marred by drought, Ducharme said.

— Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 31 July 2026

Definition of curbed

Verb

Yet its bodywork is relatively restrained, avoiding the huge wings, complex vents and aggressive appendages found on many contemporary hypercars.

— Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Montes then tried to flee but security staff, an NYPD officer working a detail at the synagogue, and congregants stopped and restrained him, prosecutors said.

— Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2026

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