tamed
Brought under control
Tamed describes something wild that has been made docile or manageable.
A tamed animal accepts human presence and control: The tamed wolf followed her everywhere.
The word extends to anything fierce or unruly that has been subdued: His tamed ambition no longer drove him.
Tamed suggests the process is complete—the wildness has been broken.
Forcibly ended unrest
- pacifiedMade tranquil again
- subduedReduced in intensity
- vanquishedDefeated completely
- masteredGained full proficiency
dominated · overpowered · suppressed · crushed · broken · subjugated · controlled · harnessed
Easily controlled or taught
- meekHumbly unassertive
- gentleSoft and kind
- placidCalm, undisturbed
- submissiveReadily yielding to control
compliant · obedient · mild · passive · tractable · manageable · biddable · yielding
Taught automatic responses
- disciplinedHaving strict self-control
- schooledFormally taught something
- drilledPierced or rehearsed repeatedly
- coachedGuided toward improvement
instructed · broken in · handler · whisperer · obedience · commands · tricks · routines
quelled
Forcibly ended unrest
- pacifiedMade tranquil again
- subduedReduced in intensity
- vanquishedDefeated completely
mastered · dominated · overpowered · suppressed · crushed · broken · subjugated · controlled · harnessed · reined
docile
Easily controlled or taught
submissive · compliant · obedient · mild · passive · tractable · manageable · biddable · yielding · unresisting
conditioned
Taught automatic responses
- disciplinedHaving strict self-control
- schooledFormally taught something
- drilledPierced or rehearsed repeatedly
coached · instructed · broken in · handler · whisperer · obedience · commands · tricks · routines · cues
housebroken
Taught proper elimination habits
breeding · captive · farmyard · kennel · stable · flock · herd · acclimatized · habituated · familiarized
defanged
Made less dangerous
- declawedTalons surgically removed
- neuteredRendered infertile surgically
- spayedOvaries surgically removed
dehorned · muzzled · hobbled · clipped · pinioned · blunted · weakened · diluted · sanitized · watered-down
- controlledcontrolled, managed, regulated, restrained, contained
- harnessed energysolar power, wind power, water power, hydroelectric, geothermal
tamedwild
Not domesticated or controlled
untamed · feral · undomesticated · natural · free-range
- lion tamersCircus animal handlers
- lion tamingControlling large wild cats
- Taming of the ShrewElizabethan battle-of-sexes comedy
- beast tamerControls wild animals professionally
- Tame ImpalaAustralian psychedelic rock act
- monster tamerOne who controls creatures
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