tame

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

adj. tamed, domestic, domesticated; broken, subdued; meek, gentle; docile, tractable; dull, insipid; flat; spiritless, feeble. —v. t. subdue, cow, break; harness; domesticate. See domestication, subjection, insipidity.

II

(Roget's IV) modif.

1. [Domesticated]

Syn. subdued, submissive, housebroken, housetrained, harmless, trained, overcome, mastered, civilized, broken in, harnessed, yoked, acclimatized, muzzled, bridled, busted*, gentled down*, dehorned*, halter-wise*; see also docile .

Ant. wild*, undomesticated, untamed.

2. [Gentle]

Syn. tractable, obedient, kindly; see gentle 3 .

3. [Uninteresting]

Syn. insipid, monotonous, routine; see conventional 3 , dull 4 , uninteresting .

4. [Without spirit]

Syn. limp, flat, weak, mild, denatured, diluted, feeble, halfhearted, spiritless, bloodless, boiled down*, half-cooked*, half-baked*, without punch*.

Ant. alive*, spirited, animated.

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.

1. tamed docile, domesticated, broken, housebroken, trained, gentle, submissive, manageable, tractable, obedient, *busted.

2. spiritless lifeless, half-hearted, boring, dull, tedious, uninteresting, *blah, bland, dry.

ANT.: 1. wild, undomesticated, spirited. 2. spirited, lively, wild

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I adjective 1. Trained or bred to live with and be of use to people: domestic. See WILD. 2. Easily managed or handled: docile, gentle, meek, mild. See WILD. II verb 1. To train to live with and be of use to people: domesticate, domesticize, gentle, master. See WILD. 2. To make (an animal) docile: break, bust, gentle, master. See WILD. 3. To make or become less severe or extreme: moderate, mute, qualify, soften, subdue, temper, tone down. See INCREASE.