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Verbs (5)

v. make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans; "The horse was domesticated a long time ago"; "The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog"

tone down, moderate, tame

v. make less strong or intense; soften; "Tone down that aggressive letter"; "The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements"

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Adjectives (2)

tame

adj. very restrained or quiet; "a tame Christmas party"; "she was one of the tamest and most abject creatures imaginable with no will or power to act but as directed"

tame

adj. flat and uninspiring

Fuzzynyms (13)

mitigate

v. make less severe or harsh; "mitigating circumstances"

muffle, mute, dull, damp, dampen, tone down

v. deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping

lower, lour

v. set lower; "lower a rating"; "lower expectations"

turn down

v. take a downward direction; "The economy finally turned down after a long boom"

tone

v. change the color or tone of; "tone a negative"

temper, harden

v. harden by reheating and cooling in oil; "temper steel"

Synonyms (5)

commonplace, humdrum, prosaic, unglamorous, unglamourous

adj. not challenging; dull and lacking excitement; "an unglamorous job greasing engines"

Antonyms (2)

wild

adj. marked by extreme lack of restraint or control; "wild talk"; "wild parties"

exciting

adj. creating or arousing excitement; "an exciting account of her trip"

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