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untamed

untamed

15 3.8
In a natural state that people do not tame, like wild animals or places
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈteɪmd/
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  • Ninety percent of Ariel remained absolutely uninhabitable, smothered by a thick, untamed atmosphere.
  • wild and untamed
  • untamed nature

So I was really very untamed at that moment.

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Examples

  • Raw, untamed power.

  • I was right; there was something untamed about the lake, even with all the villages.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • And all I can think of is to return to these untamed lands...

    Fiction book (1992)
  • It's beautiful, but also untamed and chaotic.

  • Charissa knew there was plenty of work in this new, untamed land.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • Welcome to Mars, the 21st century's most untamed frontier.

  • They'd have to go deeper into the Outback, looking to lose themselves in some untamed system.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • The poor are drawing on something untamed, primeval, unreflective at its deepest root; something of great force.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Inge's face was serene, sure of itself, healthy and strong like an untamed beast's.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • The wildlife in the national park remains untamed, thriving in its natural habitat.

Synonyms

wild
vsuntamed
1.0

Living in a natural state and not tamed by people

is narrower, used for animals, plants, and places rather than people
undomesticated
vsuntamed
1 7.1

Living in the wild and not kept or bred by people

is about being in a natural state rather than being bred for humans
untame
vsuntamed
7.4

Wild and difficult to control

emphasizes being in nature rather than stress on control difficulty

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

Land prepared by people for growing crops

How Tame

domesticated
  • Specialized
3.1
tame
11 1.0
tamable
4.5
untamed
15 3.8
feral
4 5.7
untamable
2 7.0

Surface Forms

untamed positive

Morphology

untamed = tamed (transparent) = un + tame + ed

A standard negation prefix 'un-' applied to the adjective/past-participial 'tamed' yields the straightforward meaning 'not tamed'.

Etymology

The word untamed is made of un- 'not' and tame 'trained or calm'. So, untamed means 'not trained' and describes animals, plants, or places that are wild and natural, like a horse that runs free.