untame

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adjective

not tame; wild

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feraltamelessuntamedferineindomitesavageuplandishwild
OriginMiddle English untame →
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Meanings

untame1

adjectiveuntame (comparative more untame, superlative most untame)

comparative more untame · superlative most untame

  1. not tame; wild

    Synonyms: feral, tameless, untamed, feral, ferine, indomite, savage, tameless

untame2

verbuntame (third-person singular simple present untames, present participle untaming, simple past and past participle untamed)

present singular third person untames · participle present untaming · participle past untamed · past untamed

  1. transitiveTo make untame; make wild

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivenot tame; wild

Similar
feraltamelessuntamedferalferineindomitesavagetamelessuplandishuntamedwild
Also see
feralferineindomitesavagetamelessuntameduplandishwild

Origin

untame · adjective

  1. Middle Englishuntame
  2. Englishuntame

From Middle English untame, ontame, equivalent to un- (“not”) + tame.

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untame · verb

  1. Middle Englishuntamen
  2. Englishuntame

From Middle English untamen, *untemien (attested as untemed), equivalent to un- (“back; reverse”) + tame.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

unmateunteam
Cite this entry
APA

untame. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/untame

MLA

“untame.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/untame. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “untame,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/untame.

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