undomesticable

Cannot be tamed

Not able to be domesticated.

Some animals resist taming across generations—zebras, for instance, remain undomesticable despite centuries of human attempts.

The word applies to wild creatures that cannot adapt to living alongside humans, and extends figuratively to people or impulses that resist being brought under control: His undomesticable spirit made office life impossible.

wild

feral

Wild after domestication

wilderness · wolf · lynx · leopard · panther · tiger · lion · mustang · dingo · jackal

defiant

intractable

Impossible to manage

stubborn · defiant · unyielding · insubordinate · noncompliant · headstrong · willful · rebellious · contrary · unbiddable

fierce

ferocious

Extremely violent or aggressive

savage · menacing · threatening · intimidating · hostile · ruthless · merciless · relentless · dangerous · volatile

indomitable

unconquerable

Impossible to defeat

resilient · unyielding · unvanquished · steadfast · tenacious · persistent · enduring · irrepressible · unsuppressible · uncrushable

freedom

unfettered

Free from restriction

uncaged · uncaptured · roaming · ranging · migratory · nomadic · free-roaming · untethered · unchained · unconfined

Opposites
tamability/domestication potential

undomesticabledomesticable

Able to be tamed

tameable · tamable · tame · trainable · domesticated

wildness vs. human compatibility

undomesticabledomesticable

Able to be tamed

pet-friendly · companionable · gentle · socialized · compliant

Family

domestic, domesticate, domesticated, domesticating, domestication, domesticator, domestics, domestically, undomesticated

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