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tame

tame

20 3.7
Not exciting or interesting
  • adjective
  • /teɪm/
translation icon : aburrido
  • Actually, it's quite tame compared to the contracts that we've seen in recent years.
  • seem tame
  • rather tame

Were Drake and Josh ever at these tame parties?

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Examples

  • You know, so far these have been pretty tame, you know, all sauce, but no hot.

  • The movie was so tame that I almost fell asleep during it.

  • I guess that sounds kind of tame to you.

  • That may be a little bit tame for you, but it's a great choice.

  • It's too tame for you British types?

  • Most of the stories here are fairly tame compared to some stuff I have seen or heard.

    Blog text (25)
  • Makes our movie nights seem a little tame.

  • But these adventures seem tame compared to what has come since.

    Academic text (2004)
  • By her usual standards, the column is a little tame, maybe even a little lame.

    Blog text (27)
  • So in hindsight, well, it's pretty tame for Jean-Claude Van Damme movie.

Synonyms

boring
vstame
721 1.0

Not interesting and making you feel tired or impatient

is a lack of excitement or intensity rather than only causing tiredness
flat
vstame
297 4.4

Not lively and often weak in taste or sound

is a lack of excitement or intensity rather than only missing variation
dull
vstame
182 1.3

Not interesting or lively

is a general lack of excitement, interest, or intensity rather than direct boredom
bland
vstame
31 2.8

A thing that has no strong character and few interesting features

is about low excitement, interest, or intensity rather than only weak features
lackluster
vstame
  • US
30 6.1

Dull and showing little energy

is about missing excitement, interest, or intensity rather than only low energy
drab
vstame
23 4.2

Not bright or colorful and not lively

is about missing excitement, interest, or intensity rather than only lacking color
sterile
vstame
23 6.2

Not showing new ideas or creative thinking

is a general absence of excitement, interest, or intensity rather than specifically lacking creativity
uninteresting
vstame
20 1.4

Not exciting and likely to make people bored

is a lack of excitement or intensity rather than simply failing to attract attention
lifeless
vstame
19 3.6

Without energy or interest and making people feel bored

is a lack of excitement, interest, or intensity rather than only missing movement
insipid
vstame
17 7.3

Having little taste and being boring

focuses on missing excitement, interest, or intensity rather than mere taste
vapid
vstame
16 7.9

Not interesting or lively and often boring

is a lack of excitement or intensity rather than simply lacking spirit
uninspired
vstame
14 4.0

Not having new or interesting ideas

is about missing excitement, interest, or intensity, not specifically missing creativity
monotonous
vstame
14 5.3

Something that is boring because it has no variety

is a lack of excitement or intensity rather than only repetitive sameness
tepid
vstame
14 6.2

Showing little interest or enthusiasm

is a general lack of excitement or intensity rather than only weak enthusiasm
humdrum
vstame
9 6.5

Not exciting and having little variety

is a lack of excitement or intensity rather than just absence of variety
subdued
vstame
9 4.2

Soft and not bright, like pale colors or quiet sounds

is a plain lack of excitement, interest, or intensity rather than intentional gentleness
prosaic
vstame
8 7.9

Ordinary and dull without imagination or excitement

is more about missing excitement, interest, or intensity than lack of imagination
uninspiring
vstame
7 3.5

Not interesting or exciting

is a lack of excitement or intensity rather than an explicit failure to excite
unexciting
vstame
3 3.2

Not interesting or exciting

describes the general absence of excitement or intensity rather than only failing to excite
too vanilla
vstame
  • Informal
1 8.5

Plain and not interesting with no new ideas

is about lacking excitement, interest, or intensity rather than only being plain
low-keyed
vstame
1 5.9

Quiet and simple in style, not showy

is a lack of excitement, interest, or intensity rather than deliberate subtlety
unstimulating
vstame
5.1

Does not interest, excite, or make people feel energetic

is a lack of excitement or intensity rather than only failing to energize mentally
unstirring
vstame
7.2

Not causing strong feelings or interest

is missing excitement or intensity rather than solely lacking emotional effect
unarousing
vstame
5.6

Not causing excitement or interest

is about general lack of excitement or intensity rather than only failing to arouse
flattish
vstame
4.6

Not very energetic or lively in mood

is about lacking excitement, interest, or intensity rather than being merely mild
dullish
vstame
3.7

Not bright in color and not very interesting

is a general lack of excitement, interest, or intensity rather than slight dullness
boresome
vstame
  • Archaic
6.8

Causes people to lose interest because it is dull

is about lacking excitement, interest, or intensity rather than only causing boredom
4.0

Boring and not interesting to think about or feel

is about lack of excitement, interest, or intensity rather than absence of challenge
restrained
vstame
5.3

Calm and controlled, not strong or showy

is about lacking excitement, interest, or intensity rather than controlled moderation

Antonyms

1.0

Making people feel very interested and eager

573 3.7

A very strong feeling or quality you feel deeply

1 3.9

To make someone feel more awake and interested

Idioms

A saying that you should not expect a wild person or thing to behave calmly

How Exciting

thrilling
102 3.6
exciting
1.0
interesting
1.0
tame
20 3.7
boring
721 1.0

Surface Forms

tame positive
tamer comparative
tamest superlative

Etymology

Tame, meaning 'not exciting', developed from the idea of removing wild energy, so a tame story or joke feels dull and lacks excitement.