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untame

untame

7.4
Wild and difficult to control
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈteɪm/
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  • Maybe the following day his son tried to ride one of the untamed horses and was thrown off and broke his leg.

Maybe the following day his son tried to ride one of the untamed horses and was thrown off and broke his leg.

Examples

  • I think anything that can take the ego down a few notches can only be good for everyone else because big untamed egos have never ended well in this world.

  • The forest was full of untame wildlife, making it a thrilling place for adventurers.

  • And here we see the wild untamed link.

  • To our song—alphabetical, untame.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • I'm going to bring that untamed shade across the lower lash line here and I'm going to blend it out with a little bit of knotty.

  • The artist captured the essence of untame nature in her breathtaking paintings.

  • They admired the untame landscape, where wildflowers bloomed freely among the rugged terrain.

Synonyms

untamed
vsuntame
15 3.8

In a natural state that people do not tame, like wild animals or places

is about being hard to control or difficult to domesticate
unbroken
vsuntame
1 8.0

An animal not trained to be ridden or used by people

is broader and covers wildness beyond lack of training
undomesticated
vsuntame
1 7.1

Living in the wild and not kept or bred by people

focuses more on being hard to control rather than on breeding status
nondomestic
vsuntame
1 5.5

Living in the wild, not kept or tamed by people

highlights difficulty controlling or domesticating rather than mere location
nondomesticated
vsuntame
7.2

Not tamed and living in the wild like wolves

emphasizes difficulty of control rather than only living apart from humans
semiwild
vsuntame
5.5

Partly wild and not fully tamed or controlled

means fully wild or hard to control rather than only partly wild

Antonyms

1.8

Made less wild so people can control it

domesticated
  • Specialized
3.1

Kept or grown by people for food, work and company

How Tame

tame
11 1.0
tamable
4.5
untame
7.4
wild
1.0
untamable
2 7.0

Surface Forms

untame positive

Morphology

untame = tame (transparent) = un + tame

The prefix 'un-' negates 'tame' and yields 'not tame', a meaning directly and predictably derived for learners.

Etymology

Untame is made of un- 'not' and tame 'trained' or 'controlled', so imagine a horse that will not wear a bridle. That's why untame describes something 'not tamed', wild or hard to control.