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- [teym]
- /teɪm/
- /ʌnˈteɪmd/
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- [teym]
- /teɪm/
Definitions of untamed word
- adjective untamed changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated: a tame bear. 1
- adjective untamed without the savageness or fear of humans normal in wild animals; gentle, fearless, or without shyness, as if domesticated: That lion acts as tame as a house cat. 1
- adjective untamed tractable, docile, or submissive, as a person or the disposition. 1
- adjective untamed lacking in excitement; dull; insipid: a very tame party. 1
- adjective untamed spiritless or pusillanimous. 1
- adjective untamed not to be taken very seriously; without real power or importance; serviceable but harmless: They kept a tame scientist around. 1
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Origin of untamed
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (adj.) Middle English; Old English tam; cognate with Dutch tam, German zahm, Old Norse tamr; (v.) Middle English tamen, derivative of the adj.; replacing Middle English temen to tame, Old English temian, derivative of tam; cognate with Old Norse temja, Gothic gatamjan; akin to Latin domāre to tame
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Parts of speech for Untamed
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
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untamed popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for untamed
adj untamed
- anarchic — If you describe someone or something as anarchic, you disapprove of them because they do not recognize or obey any rules or laws.
- anarchical — of, like, or tending to anarchy.
- anarchistic — An anarchistic person believes in anarchism. Anarchistic activity or literature promotes anarchism.
- atavistic — Atavistic feelings or behaviour seem to be very primitive, like the feelings or behaviour of our earliest ancestors.
- barbarian — In former times, barbarians were people from other countries who were thought to be uncivilized and violent.
adjective untamed
- animal — An animal is a living creature such as a dog, lion, or rabbit, rather than a bird, fish, insect, or human being.
- aper — a person who apes, a mimic
- feral — causing death; fatal.
- nonliterate — preliterate.
- wild — living in a state of nature; not tamed or domesticated: a wild animal; wild geese.
Antonyms for untamed
adj untamed
- disciplined — having or exhibiting discipline; rigorous: paintings characterized by a disciplined technique.
- housebroken — (of a pet) trained to avoid excreting inside the house or in improper places.
adjective untamed
- whitebread — any white or light-colored bread made from finely ground, usually bleached, flour.
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