untaming
Making wild again
Untaming is the process of returning something domesticated or controlled to a wilder state.
Where taming makes animals docile and instincts manageable, untaming reverses that work: The rehabilitation center focuses on untaming rescued wolves before release.
The word applies figuratively to reclaiming suppressed parts of oneself: Her therapy involved untaming the emotions she'd learned to hide.
Release from legal bondage
- unshacklingRemoving fetters or constraints
- unfetteringRemoving shackles or constraints
- unleashingSetting free forcefully
- unbindingAct of freeing
unbridling · release · extrication · deliverance · unyoking · unloosing · manumission · disenthrallment
Restoring natural ecosystems
- undomesticatedNot bred for captivity
- unbrokenNot damaged or interrupted
- untrainedLacking learned skills
- reversionReturn to former state
instinctual · ferocity · animalistic · savage · unruly · intractable · unmanageable · regression
Control over one's fate
- independenceFreedom from external control
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- agencyPower to act
- free-willAutonomous decision-making capacity
volition · choice · self-governance · nonconformity · individualism · self-rule · defiance · rebellion
Cannot be overcome
- uncontrolledLacking any regulation
- unbridledWithout any restraint
- unrestrainedNot held back
- chaoticTotally without arrangement
uninhibited · raw · unfettered · unsubdued · unconquered · untrammeled · unmastered · unregulated
Interconnected organisms and surroundings
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- restorationReturning something to condition
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
reforestation · reclamation · reintroduction · corridors · wetlands · grasslands · bushland · sanctuary
Innate behavioral tendency
- survivalRemaining alive against odds
- ancestralOf one's forebears
- visceralArising from deep instinct
- elementalBasic, of natural forces
primeval · prehistoric · tribal · biological · atavistic · aboriginal · carnal · raw
emancipation
Release from legal bondage
- unshacklingRemoving fetters or constraints
- unfetteringRemoving shackles or constraints
- unleashingSetting free forcefully
unbinding · unbridling · release · extrication · deliverance · unyoking · unloosing · manumission · disenthrallment · freeing
rewilding
Restoring natural ecosystems
- undomesticatedNot bred for captivity
- unbrokenNot damaged or interrupted
- untrainedLacking learned skills
reversion · instinctual · ferocity · animalistic · savage · unruly · intractable · unmanageable · regression · domestication
self-determination
Control over one's fate
- independenceFreedom from external control
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- agencyPower to act
free-will · volition · choice · self-governance · nonconformity · individualism · self-rule · defiance · rebellion · resistance
indomitable
Cannot be overcome
- uncontrolledLacking any regulation
- unbridledWithout any restraint
- unrestrainedNot held back
chaotic · uninhibited · raw · unfettered · unsubdued · unconquered · untrammeled · unmastered · unregulated · rampant
ecosystem
Interconnected organisms and surroundings
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- restorationReturning something to condition
conservation · reforestation · reclamation · reintroduction · corridors · wetlands · grasslands · bushland · sanctuary · preserve
instinct
Innate behavioral tendency
elemental · primeval · prehistoric · tribal · biological · atavistic · aboriginal · carnal · raw · fundamental
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Making wild things gentle
domesticating · breaking · training · gentling · breaking in
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Bringing under control
controlling · mastering · disciplining · civilizing · subjugating
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Making more refined
cultivating · refining · socializing · acculturating · humanizing
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