tamely

Examples

• All

• But don't expect me to give up tamely and leave you here.

  Fiction book (1996)

• Thus we went, tamely and calmly, to his house.

  Fiction book (1993)

• Even Motoda could not accept it tamely.

  Fiction book (1992)

• Nations... (clears throat) which go down fighting rise again, and those... that surrender tamely are finished.

  Darkest Hour (2017)

• Thomas stated: "he humored the House of Commons by tamely submitting to so just a censure; and gave up a cause for which he was condemned by some."

  Academic text (2008)

• The crowd tamely accepted the decision of the judge without protest.

• After the defeat, the team tamely walked off the field, showing no signs of anger.

• She tamely agreed to the conditions set by her boss, feeling she had no other choice.

Synonyms

M

meekly

vstamely

9 4.3

In a quiet, gentle, humble way without arguing

shows lack of resistance or force rather than gentle quietness

S

submissively

vstamely

1 5.3

In a quiet, humble way that shows you obey someone

expresses low resistance or lack of spirit rather than willing cooperation

D

docilely

vstamely

1 5.5

In a calm, obedient way that follows instructions

emphasizes passivity and low spirit rather than being simply manageable

Antonyms

D

defiantly

16 5.4

In a bold way that shows you refuse to obey

R

rebelliously

1 6.6

In a way that shows someone refuses to follow rules or people in charge

How Assertive

boldly

54 3.3

assertively

2 5.1

compliantly

1 4.6

tamely

1 7.4

meekly

9 4.3

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Etymology