untamable
Cannot be subdued
Untamable describes something that cannot be domesticated, subdued, or brought under control.
An untamable spirit refuses to conform.
An untamable wilderness resists human dominion.
The word often carries admiration for wildness that persists despite attempts to suppress it: Her untamable curiosity led her into trouble.
Also spelled untameable.
Wild after domestication
- savageFierce and untamed
- ferociousExtremely violent or aggressive
- unbrokenNot damaged or interrupted
- free-roamingAble to wander unrestricted
predatory · instinctual · primal · beastly · animalistic · fierce · undomesticated · natural
Openly resisting control
- unrulyDifficult to control
- disobedientRefusing to follow orders
- insubordinateDefying rightful authority
- mutinousDisposed to revolt
wayward · headstrong · willful · obstinate · contrary · recalcitrant · incorrigible · ungovernable
Impossible to defeat
- unbreakableImpossible to damage
- invincibleIncapable of being defeated
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
- resoluteFixed in purpose
steadfast · tenacious · unshakable · unbending · relentless · persistent · defiant · undefeatable
Intensely emotional or enthusiastic
- fieryIntensely hot or passionate
- tempestuousWildly agitated or volatile
- volatileLiable to sudden change
- intenseExtreme in degree
unbridled · unrestrained · uninhibited · exuberant · vivacious · free-spirited · irrepressible · effervescent
feral
Wild after domestication
free-roaming · predatory · instinctual · primal · beastly · animalistic · fierce · undomesticated · natural · raw
defiant
Openly resisting control
- unrulyDifficult to control
- disobedientRefusing to follow orders
- insubordinateDefying rightful authority
mutinous · wayward · headstrong · willful · obstinate · contrary · recalcitrant · incorrigible · ungovernable · uncontrollable
unconquerable
Impossible to defeat
- unbreakableImpossible to damage
- invincibleIncapable of being defeated
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
resolute · steadfast · tenacious · unshakable · unbending · relentless · persistent · defiant · undefeatable · insurmountable
passionate
Intensely emotional or enthusiastic
- fieryIntensely hot or passionate
- tempestuousWildly agitated or volatile
- volatileLiable to sudden change
intense · unbridled · unrestrained · uninhibited · exuberant · vivacious · free-spirited · irrepressible · effervescent · dynamic
untamabletamable
Capable of domestication
tameable · domesticable · trainable · domesticated · tamed
untamabledocile
Easily controlled or taught
tame · tamable · meek · gentle · submissive
untamablecontrollable
Able to be regulated
manageable · governable · containable · restrainable · subdued
tame, tamed, untamed, taming, tames, tamely, tamer, tameness, untame