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What is another word for
tame
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Adjective
Domesticated and tamed, especially of, or as, a pet
Compliant to or willing to accept instructions
Not exciting, adventurous, or controversial
Not objectionable or harmful in nature
(
of climate or weather
)
Not aggressive or violent in nature
Lacking strength of character to follow one's own principles
The pleasantness of warm and sunny weather
Verb
To domesticate (an animal)
To subjugate or bring a person or group under control
To make less powerful or intense, thereby easier to control
To regulate the speed or amount of something given or administered
To bring (a place or people) to a stage of social and cultural development considered to be more advanced
To make or become less
To shame or humiliate someone
To destroy, weaken or work against
To teach, train or educate in a given field
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▲
Adjective
▲
Domesticated and tamed, especially of, or as, a pet
domesticated
domestic
tamed
trained
housebroken
broken
disciplined
docile
gentle
pet
friendly
mild
broken-in
house-trained
not wild
used to humans
used to human contact
not fierce
household
house-broken
house
familial
biddable
indoor
broken in
farm
housetrained
kept
obedient
taught
home-loving
housewifely
homely
continent
stay-at-home
potty-trained
dry
clean
toilet trained
toilet-trained
“Children enjoy the farm setting and the
tame
farm animals.”
Adjective
▲
Compliant to or willing to accept instructions
compliant
obedient
submissive
biddable
acquiescent
tractable
manageable
amenable
docile
unassertive
unresisting
subdued
cooperative
willing
under control
yielding
deferential
meek
accommodating
passive
pliant
governable
controllable
conformable
malleable
dutiful
law-abiding
pliable
obliging
agreeable
complaisant
persuadable
obsequious
servile
resigned
humble
persuasible
subservient
mild
unprotesting
lamblike
soft
easily handled
adaptable
duteous
gentle
flexible
manipulable
reverential
ductile
patient
easy
spiritless
forbearing
milky
docious
timid
sycophantic
quiet
spineless
obeisant
bootlicking
well-behaved
ingratiating
nonresistant
lowly
teachable
resistless
weak-kneed
uncomplaining
nonresisting
accepting
conformist
consentient
assentient
accordant
responsive
gullible
trusting
workable
weak
reverent
impressionable
game
suggestible
easily swayed
susceptible
open
receptive
tolerant
unresistant
non-resisting
influenceable
able to be influenced
tolerating
self-effacing
unobtrusive
demure
shy
cowed
slavish
non-resistant
self-abasing
grovelling
UK
polite
sheepish
supplicatory
supine
unassuming
longanimous
hesitant
timorous
unambitious
tentative
apprehensive
fearful
orderly
subordinate
disciplinable
domesticated
comformable
under the thumb
obeying
menial
trainable
abject
surrendering
amiable
giving-in
placable
under one's thumb
groveling
US
kowtowing
fawning
bowing down
complying
handleable
easygoing
mellow
cool
mim
self-conscious
complacent
usable
childlike
easily influenced
laid-back
easily manipulated
respectful
regardful
disciplined
good
attentive
devoted
venerating
loyal
faithful
observant
honoring
US
hearsome
sheeplike
unquestioning
honouring
UK
well-trained
well disciplined
well trained
in one's power
in one's clutches
in one's pocket
wrapped around finger
on a string
at beck and call
suasible
assenting
decent
courteous
susceptive
peaceful
easy-going
peaceable
considerate
helpful
civil
indulgent
friendly
toadying
well behaved
proper
supple
consenting
convincible
easily persuaded
ready
like putty in your hands
agreeing
civilized
US
cringing
happy
conciliatory
mannerly
thoughtful
moldable
go-with-the-flow
transformable
bendy
generous
easily led
honourable
UK
honorable
US
righteous
civilised
UK
lenient
solid
virtuous
long-suffering
neighbourly
UK
moral
ethical
eager
well-mannered
keen
good-natured
neighborly
US
well-disposed
glad
enthusiastic
restrained
willing to please
lawful
deferent
unctuous
assentive
approving
kind
dedicated
forgiving
truckling
disposed
weak-minded
kindly
changeable
unwarlike
pusillanimous
seemly
filial
downtrodden
snivelling
UK
unselfish
cowering
subject
smarmy
oleaginous
soapy
sniveling
US
enduring
pleasant
supportive
peace-loving
cheerful
nonviolent
non-violent
feeble-minded
slimy
favorable
US
nonbelligerent
decorous
eager to please
oily
favourable
UK
eager to help
charitable
sucky
weak-willed
sympathetic
genial
affable
diplomatic
Uriah Heepish
even-tempered
rolls with punches
putty in one's hands
calm
good-tempered
mealy-mouthed
tranquil
good-humored
US
good-humoured
UK
well mannered
acceptive
mouldable
peacekeeping
unformed
tameable
ungrudging
following
bendable
inexperienced
submitting
quiescent
compromising
tamable
acceding
spongy
plastic
awed
controlled
conforming
trained
untroublesome
convenient
amendable
stoical
credulous
dancing
ingratiatory
acquiescing
at one's mercy
a slave to
willing to compromise
conscientious
concurring
solicitous
onside
open to change
responsible
encourageable
stoic
ruly
accessible
companionable
useful
forthcoming
punctilious
rolling with punches
obligatory
binding
sequacious
at peace
mindful
selfless
yellow-bellied
without guts
with the patience of Job
glad to be of assistance
well brought up
well-brought-up
in accord
in agreement
incumbent on
adjustable
variable
honest
alterable
benevolent
modifiable
correct
wimpish
indecisive
irresolute
toadyish
magnanimous
greasy
fulsome
pacific
fluid
high-minded
worthy
principled
right-minded
sycophantish
understanding
sweet
gracious
nice
placid
amicable
smooth
versatile
cordial
bighearted
breezy
altruistic
moderate
warmhearted
pacifist
mutable
glib
flattering
clean-living
upstanding
upright
softie
marshmallow
brownnosing
non-aggressive
non-combative
non-belligerent
inoffensive
conflict-free
dovish
infirm
doubtful
feeble
parasitical
familial
parasitic
well disposed
warm-hearted
good-hearted
kind-hearted
favourably disposed
compliable
pacifistic
straight
just
respectable
brown-nosing
dominated
arse-licking
ass-kissing
hypocritical
plausible
slick
irenic
dovelike
serene
anti-war
still
lily-livered
wussy
cowardly
gutless
chicken
vacillating
namby-pamby
subjugated
bullied
browbeaten
oppressed
loving
restful
undisturbed
balmy
hospitable
adulatory
gushy
hagiographical
smooth-talking
gushing
hagiographic
above board
elastic
intimidated
repressed
ordered
pacificatory
sonly
sororal
family
fraternal
affectionate
daughterly
nagged
saponaceous
accommodative
constrained
uxorious
inclined
henpecked
bland
insinuating
smooth-tongued
cajoling
coaxing
suave
handy
prepared
ground down
treated like dirt
without a mind of one's own
in fear of one's partner
led by the nose
tied to someone's apron strings
subjected to nagging
wife-ridden
under someone's heel
pleased
user friendly
on tap
on deck
willing to help
befitting a son or daughter
content
set
predisposed
prone
desirous
zealous
one
fain
minded
in favour
UK
so minded
so-minded
of a mind
in favor
US
in the mood
like-minded
nothing loath
in accord with
more ❯
“At this proposal, the normally
tame
staff members exploded with questions and objections.”
Adjective
▲
Not exciting, adventurous, or controversial
boring
dull
uninteresting
tedious
monotonous
flat
humdrum
dreary
wearisome
tiresome
pedestrian
drab
dry
insipid
stale
unexciting
slow
ponderous
bland
lifeless
leaden
heavy
stodgy
prosaic
tiring
jejune
wearying
uninspiring
colorless
US
vapid
stuffy
numbing
uninspired
jading
old
colourless
UK
arid
drudging
monochromatic
weary
dusty
stupid
spiritless
feeble
routine
weak
ordinary
limp
dead
bloodless
mediocre
conventional
inoffensive
unobjectionable
harmless
mainstream
safe
diluted
halfhearted
ho-hum
mind-numbing
run-of-the-mill
wishy-washy
white-bread
boiled down
without punch
lacklustre
UK
lackluster
US
unimaginative
commonplace
mundane
characterless
uneventful
banal
trite
blah
tired
sterile
lame
anaemic
UK
unremarkable
anemic
US
plain
nothing
dry as dust
vacuous
plodding
vanilla
ho hum
workaday
common
unvaried
apathetic
listless
nondescript
bromidic
everyday
barren
pallid
half-hearted
unstimulating
repetitious
nowhere
unanimated
usual
samey
draggy
pathetic
fatiguing
inane
poor
unenthusiastic
dim
indifferent
unvarying
hackneyed
quotidian
lustreless
torpid
dull as dishwater
inadequate
laborious
muted
watery
prosy
zestless
featureless
soporific
zero
undistinguished
wooden
milk-and-water
repetitive
weariful
antiseptic
deadly
dullsville
flavourless
UK
plain vanilla
ineffectual
banausic
common or garden
subdued
uninterested
flavorless
US
tasteless
tepid
enervating
exhausting
passionless
soulless
passive
innocuous
unoriginal
platitudinous
unexceptional
irksome
middle-of-the-road
monochrome
derivative
meager
US
big yawn
neutral
irresolute
stiff
pabulum
meagre
UK
dreich
lackadaisical
lacking variety
ineffective
matter-of-fact
nothing to write home about
thin
unconvincing
unmemorable
lukewarm
no great shakes
perfunctory
unpalatable
average
driveling
US
drivelling
UK
vacant
flimsy
plebeian
normal
uniform
quiet
paltry
flat tire
garden-variety
cool
tenuous
turgid
impassive
laboured
UK
namby-pamby
unrelieved
labored
US
unchanging
bog-standard
soul-destroying
ornery
mechanical
mild
yawnsome
dull as ditchwater
monotone
depressing
unentertaining
unenjoyable
lacking excitement
lacking interest
a dime a dozen
not up to much
puny
languid
pale
enervated
unconcerned
sleepy
superficial
standard
threadbare
non-stimulating
well-worn
uncreative
pointless
soft
sluggish
unmoved
interminable
unimpressive
mindless
stagnant
etiolated
hacky
cut-and-dry
cut-and-dried
standard-issue
undistinctive
indecisive
unemotional
unexcited
empty
reluctant
unromantic
so-so
incredible
gray
US
grey
UK
one-horse
OK
shallow
lusterless
pedantic
square
toneless
stilted
desolate
unseasoned
half-pie
lacking variation
unwilling
dead-and-alive
customary
regular
simple
unspirited
sapless
day-to-day
deadening
downcast
run of the mill
treadmill
deadly dull
faint
dragging
prolix
low-key
dismal
usual thing
familiar
long-winded
unlively
unpassioned
bummer
drag
cloying
drear
moth-eaten
bomb
stereotyped
impotent
powerless
vigourless
indistinct
inferior
slack
unexceptionable
sombre
UK
somber
US
uneager
emotionless
unprogressive
inactive
unproductive
droning
unimpressed
unresponsive
weakly
straightforward
annoying
irritating
clinical
typical
nebbish
corny
beige
fatuous
slight
forced
depressed
institutional
fruitless
futile
worthless
blasé
backward
bleak
dowdy
heavy-going
formal
unsentimental
unvarnished
unembellished
unpoetic
nitty-gritty
literal
terrestrial
factual
clear
unadorned
boresome
vexatious
garden variety
overlong
waterish
nerdy
wimpy
unappealing
unfeeling
expressionless
mat
unexpressive
matte
dulled
businesslike
cardboard
truistic
backwoods
comatose
sleep-inducing
staid
deadpan
uninflected
worn-out
not so hot
verbose
fuddy-duddy
without variety
raw
dispiriting
wintry
US
wintery
UK
sorrowful
damp
oppressive
windy
mortal
poky
snooze
whitebread
blind
reiterated
samely
monotonic
all the same
recurrent
sing-song
unchanged
weighty
not fun
endless
long-drawn-out
anodyne
behind the times
flaccid
predictable
unartistic
uninventive
diddly
practical
lowly
actual
practicable
prose
yawn
clean
heavy going
lead balloon
puts one to sleep
flat as pancake
hard to digest
unadventurous
derived
least
Milquetoast
cursory
unappetizing
matter-of- fact
desultory
unsavory
US
implausible
suspect
distasteful
savourless
timorous
Laodicean
middling
forgettable
unobtrusive
unbelievable
trifling
phony
US
dispassionate
unostentatious
savorless
timid
frail
unsubstantial
fragile
unpretentious
unpersuasive
restrained
unflavoured
reserved
inconceivable
unsatisfactory
transparent
unsound
run-of-the-mine
passable
medium
run-of-mine
second-class
fair
second-rate
questionable
lily-livered
gentle
moderate
faint-hearted
improbable
unpleasurable
untenable
unsavoury
UK
phoney
UK
half-baked
watered-down
intermediate
basic
nothing special
no-frills
understated
insubstantial
without spice
languorous
unimpassioned
subtle
sketchy
discreet
light
desiccated
droopy
conservative
nothing to get excited about
fair to middling
middle of the road
meek
slothful
sober
languishing
low
dopey
inanimate
sad
drippy
inconspicuous
lacking in vitality
unnoticeable
repressed
unflashy
toned-down
low-keyed
stock
overused
clichéd
overworked
shopworn
timeworn
old hat
stereotypical
blank
musty
cornball
hokey
set
inexpressive
hack
cold
worn
worn out
cliché
ready-made
warmed-over
familiar tune
played out
bathetic
unnoteworthy
cliched
exhausted
drained
chain
mildewed
stereotypic
platitudinal
stolid
used-up
no-nonsense
glazed
cliche
hackney
cobwebby
obligatory
indistinctive
numb
time-worn
fixed
overdone
serious
generic
glassy
modest
uncomic
straight
static
down-to-earth
humourless
UK
humorless
US
unamusing
dime-store
hollow
poker-faced
sedate
homely
inert
stony
noncommittal
catatonic
faceless
inscrutable
phlegmatic
formulaic
garden
uninviting
disagreeable
straight-faced
insignificant
unpleasant
inedible
undemonstrative
well worn
unattractive
dime-a-dozen
not much cop
level-headed
hard-headed
uneatable
bog standard
humble
hoary
lethargic
realistic
suburban
pragmatic
insensitive
long
unreadable
cliché-ridden
hardheaded
pragmatical
difficult
solemn
homespun
tolerable
household
stern
earthy
gross
natural
ubiquitous
frequent
grim
unfunny
distant
faraway
severe
trivial
grave
unidealistic
cold-blooded
uncomedic
unwitty
useless
habitual
mean
unsmiling
dazed
off-putting
earnest
disgusting
serious-minded
repeated
stoical
nauseating
lank
rational
sensible
yucky
loathsome
revolting
faithful
stoic
imitative
fishy
frigid
nasty
foul
commonsensical
benumbed
placid
unexcitable
tripe
old-fashioned
calm
impassible
bush-league
inconsequential
sick-making
affectless
prevalent
unembroidered
undistorted
unaffected
exact
slow-moving
iterative
intense
sullen
straight-thinking
devoid of emotion
meaningless
anonymous
adequate
reiterative
amateurish
amateur
mournful
elementary
dour
sour
unsophisticated
accustomed
hard-boiled
traditional
constant
decent
fair-to-middling
austere
ten a penny
fish-eyed
with both feet on the ground
folksy
ceaseless
insistent
nobody home
continual
unfocused
literal-minded
prosing
pompous
dry-as-dust
unmodulated
over-serious
earthbound
menial
sickening
wordy
unfulfilling
disheartening
unsatisfying
demoralizing
US
heavy-handed
workday
repugnant
orthodox
trying
frustrating
antiquated
unspecial
obsolete
logical
outdated
general
unfateful
noneventful
inconclusive
peaceful
duplicative
standardized
US
vile
outmoded
dumb
cornfed
facile
noplace
motionless
in the doldrums
miserable
naff
passé
vieux jeu
conventionalized
phoned in
profitless
vain
noisome
acceptable
devoid
monolithic
devoid of feeling
out-of-date
puerile
demoralising
UK
mass-produced
typecast
unrewarding
backwater
blending into the background
old-hat
glassy-eyed
played-out
old-chestnut
old-saw
sentimental
cheesy
mawkish
kitschy
staple
lacking personality
lacking charisma
unmoving
joyless
spent
family
casual
domestic
informal
unimportant
supine
lacking vitality
not bad
two-dimensional
wonted
out of the ark
valueless
unprofitable
purposeless
aimless
pokerfaced
neither one thing nor the other
meh
unidentified
unspecified
plastic
unsympathetic
plain-Jane
unextraordinary
off-the-shelf
steady
standardised
UK
fairish
not very good
of poor quality
run-of-the mill
okay
par for the course
irrelevant
inconsiderable
unavailing
bootless
otiose
unsuccessful
inefficacious
abortive
oft-repeated
stark
nameless
incomprehensible
inarticulate
incoherent
immaterial
piddling
sobersided
callous
numbed
asleep
inhuman
spineless
effete
bovine
drawly
unspectacular
worn thin
regimented
whatever
straggling
unfruitful
unfilled
unprolific
prevailing
popular
going
current
slow but sure
wet
limp-wristed
slavish
weak-kneed
dense
senseless
anesthetized
US
puritanical
douce
strict
nothing out of the ordinary
not amounting to much
unflappable
governmental
utilitarian
rudimentary
corporate
functional
ugly
of little importance
of no consequence
of no importance
of little consequence
not worth mentioning
of no great concern
of no account
canned
readily available
widely available
established
no big deal
straggly
twangy
unkempt
twanging
untidy
po-faced
unhumorous
badly written
repulsive
anaesthetized
UK
paralysed
UK
paralyzed
US
still
unkind
indolent
lazy
coldhearted
anaesthetic
UK
insensible
anesthetic
US
desensitized
US
groggy
disinterested
tranquil
uninvolved
uncompassionate
lymphatic
silly
wimpish
uncharismatic
weakened
nerveless
invertebrate
weakling
yucko
along for the ride
desensitised
UK
detached
ratty
drawling
unrefined
robust
rough
brackish
detestable
yukky
abhorrent
cowardly
vacillating
wavering
lacking originality
standard issue
direct
uninhibited
inelaborate
pure and simple
normophilic
uncluttered
unornamented
rustic
your basic
unelaborate
uncomplicated
undecorated
grody
unenticing
stinky
icky
frank
home folk
homey
funky
lowbred
easygoing
down
lusty
down home
outdoorsy
vague
masklike
uncommunicative
immobile
naked
accurate
impersonal
feasible
truthful
boiler plate
frequentative
more ❯
“The rangers anticipated trouble, but the raid turned out to be a rather
tame
affair.”
Adjective
▲
Not objectionable or harmful in nature
inoffensive
harmless
innocuous
innocent
safe
unobjectionable
anodyne
benign
hurtless
mild
innoxious
unoffending
white
peaceable
bland
neutral
unexceptionable
dull
gentle
peaceful
humble
unobtrusive
nonprovocative
unremarkable
pleasant
clean
friendly
non-aggressive
non-combative
non-violent
wholesome
uncontroversial
agreeable
non-controversial
unprovocative
non-provocative
inobnoxious
uninjurious
respectable
kosher
banal
nonviolent
clear
acceptable
tolerable
risk-free
pleasing
admissible
riskless
unoffensive
nonpoisonous
unpolluted
offenseless
unmalicious
pure
unhurtful
nontoxic
low-risk
non-poisonous
playful
non-irritant
non-toxic
well-intentioned
unintentional
unintended
well-meant
non-injurious
disarmed
sound
simple
manageable
reliable
soft
sure
kind
painless
inoperative
softie
guiltless
pussycat
sanitary
nonirritating
powerless
controllable
trustworthy
naive
paper-tiger
non-dangerous
non-addictive
undisruptive
meaningless
undamaging
unharmful
unhazardous
not dangerous
more ❯
Adjective
▲
(
of climate or weather
)
Not aggressive or violent in nature
soft
light
gentle
mild
caressing
pleasing
moderate
restful
calm
genial
temperate
balmy
delicate
zephyr-like
bland
cool
equable
benign
agreeable
clement
pacific
peaceful
pleasant
quiet
serene
soothing
tranquil
mellow
placid
faint
subdued
meek
peaceable
easy
unassuming
docile
mild-mannered
tender
compassionate
slight
affable
caring
modest
stifled
muted
benevolent
sympathetic
softhearted
graceful
indistinct
dainty
weak
muffled
hushed
sensitive
warmhearted
lamblike
demure
reverent
retiring
angelic
complaisant
gracious
deferential
harmless
easygoing
unoffensive
wimpy
diminished
chilled
good-natured
tender-hearted
patient
soft-hearted
non-confrontational
forbearant
easy-oasy
easy-going
considerate
kindly
kind
amiable
friendly
humane
kindhearted
merciful
understanding
loving
lenient
obliging
amicable
congenial
forbearing
sociable
tenderhearted
decent
goodhearted
maternal
lovable
cheerful
motherly
fatherly
likable
US
respectful
brotherly
likeable
UK
kind-hearted
good-humoured
UK
large-hearted
good-humored
US
sweet-tempered
charitable
affectionate
thoughtful
good
courteous
big
bounteous
comforting
public-spirited
wholesome
attentive
warm-hearted
eleemosynary
well meaning
unselfish
beneficent
cordial
altruistic
benignant
good-tempered
unstinting
soft touch
cooperative
regardful
benefic
polite
well intentioned
chivalrous
giving
indulgent
bountiful
philanthropical
neighborly
US
pitying
fatherlike
good-hearted
nice
sweet
liberal
gallant
tolerant
heart in right place
accommodating
hospitable
philanthropic
all heart
neighbourly
UK
greathearted
openhanded
helpful
tactful
openhearted
propitious
magnanimous
feeling
big-hearted
munificent
warm
open-handed
noble
supportive
great-hearted
engaging
freehanded
generous
dutiful
lavish
princely
selfless
well-mannered
bleeding-heart
delightful
humanitarian
forgiving
humble
civil
dovelike
shy
paternal
moral
sisterly
laid back
dove-like
soft-spoken
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Lacking strength of character to follow one's own principles
weak
irresolute
indecisive
spineless
unassertive
cowardly
fickle
gutless
impotent
ineffectual
meek
passive
timid
weak-willed
craven
dithering
faltering
ineffective
inept
soft
spiritless
useless
wishy-washy
effete
fallible
indeterminate
invertebrate
nerveless
pathetic
powerless
pusillanimous
timorous
undetermined
vacillating
wavering
weakling
characterless
chicken-hearted
corruptible
faint-hearted
hemming and hawing
lily-livered
limp-wristed
milk-and-water
namby-pamby
supine
undependable
unreliable
unsure
waffling
weak-kneed
wet
yellow
yellow-bellied
yielding
chicken
easily led
recreant
shrinking
pigeon-hearted
base
quaking
sissy
trembling
wimpish
cowering
poltroon
chicken-livered
milk-livered
fearful
dastardly
chickenhearted
unheroic
poor-spirited
tremulous
nervous
afraid
wimpy
feeble
scared
frightened
submissive
fainthearted
candy-assed
apprehensive
sissified
hesitant
lacking courage
boneless
frail
jittery
weakened
unmanly
easily frightened
mousy
abject
diffident
pigeonhearted
mousey
shy
anxious
jumpy
wussy
retiring
white-livered
daunted
caitiff
panicky
intimidated
dismayed
skittish
unassured
persuasible
impressionable
persuadable
compliant
weak-minded
tentative
sheepish
cowed
nervy
feckless
feeble-minded
milksoppish
reluctant
mean-spirited
niddering
coward
poltroonish
feart
half-hearted
easily scared
spooked
coy
funky
cringey
afraid of one's own shadow
capricious
gentle
browbeaten
bullied
Milquetoast
shaky
unnerved
like a lamb to the slaughter
ignoble
changeable
infirm
doubtful
dishonourable
UK
dishonorable
US
cringing
having cold feet
without guts
biddable
squeamish
forceless
pithless
unconfident
sookie
cowhearted
backward
worthless
insecure
uncertain
scary
without a will of your own
afraid of one's shadow
fearsome
running scared
paper tiger
no guts
having the willies
antsy
rabbity
quivery
self-conscious
lacking confidence
lacking self-confidence
not confident
not self-assured
self-doubting
lacking in confidence
lacking assurance
more ❯
Adjective
▲
The pleasantness of warm and sunny weather
good
balmy
agreeable
bright
clement
placid
tranquil
paradisiacal
pleasing
relaxing
serene
sunny
sunshiny
temperate
warm
calm
cloudless
halcyon
hot
relaxed
restful
steady
still
summerish
summerlike
summery
unclouded
undisturbed
untroubled
windless
aestival
comforting
dry
estival
quiet
sedative
soft
soothing
stable
smooth
without a cloud in the sky
peaceful
idyllic
stilly
reposeful
pleasant
lown
arcadian
hushed
mild
pastoral
somnolent
pacific
stormless
storm-free
breezeless
clear
breathless
pacifical
gentle
unruffled
bucolic
at peace
heavenly
harmonious
prelapsarian
more ❯
Verb
▲
To domesticate (an animal)
train
domesticate
housebreak
break
cultivate
domiciliate
domesticize
house-train
break in
make tame
master
housetrain
control
bridle
gentle
subdue
subjugate
teach
breed
herd
bring to heel
bring up
round up
bring under control
“The riders thought that they would be able to
tame
this horse even though he was big and powerful.”
Verb
▲
To subjugate or bring a person or group under control
conquer
defeat
overpower
vanquish
master
subdue
subjugate
crush
dominate
overwhelm
humble
subordinate
enslave
gain control of
gain mastery over
gain ascendancy over
bring under the yoke
bring to heel
hold sway over
keep under thumb
break someone's spirit
overcome
lick
suppress
quell
quash
beat
best
clobber
repress
surmount
dispatch
hammer
stop
worst
subject
overmatch
break
get
hegemonize
upend
reduce
skunk
overbear
pacify
rule
triumph over
get the better of
wipe the floor with
prevail over
win against
put down
walk all over
bring someone to their knees
get around
bear down
beat down
do down
control
curb
check
bridle
restrain
govern
regulate
manage
direct
command
get over
get a grip on
trounce
thrash
take
demolish
trim
overrun
extinguish
trample
drop
chasten
make mincemeat of
get the upper hand over
gain the upper hand over
get the upper hand
shut down
overthrow
oppress
tyrannize
US
triumph
coerce
force
colonize
US
underyoke
compel
enthrall
US
enthral
UK
colonise
UK
tyrannise
UK
rule over
reel back in
bring to knees
hold sway
kick around
abuse
maltreat
persecute
wrong
ill-treat
scourge
exploit
keep down
treat harshly
annoy
torment
encumber
plague
put screws to
trample underfoot
press
weigh heavy upon
despotize
overload
rule with a rod of iron
distress
hold down
harry
smother
harass
put the squeeze on
hound
torture
trample on
put upon
saddle
outrage
ride roughshod over
strain
worry
handicap
vex
tax
beset
pick on
be cruel to
grind down
ride
tyrannize over
aggrieve
be brutal to
rule with an iron hand
more ❯
“One aim was to further control and
tame
the peoples of the nation for the good of the collective ideology.”
Verb
▲
To make less powerful or intense, thereby easier to control
control
curb
restrain
check
bridle
contain
constrain
regulate
inhibit
govern
subdue
repress
hold
suppress
measure
rule
keep
moderate
conquer
calm
overcome
mitigate
temper
lick
discipline
soften
pacify
mellow
mollify
tranquillize
UK
tranquilize
US
gentle
humble
mute
cow
bust
reclaim
rein in
pull in
tone down
get the better of
water down
get a grip on
stifle
keep in check
restrict
limit
quell
hold back
hold in
keep under control
cool
keep a tight rein on
smother
master
bottle up
still
hinder
trammel
beat
keep the lid on
withhold
keep a lid on
hold down
keep back
soothe
arrest
quiet
confine
curtail
impede
hamper
frustrate
retard
modulate
rein
cork
bring under control
gain mastery over
choke back
bite back
compose
keep lid on
defeat
vanquish
best
solve
quash
stop
lull
allay
thwart
gag
prevail over
stem
stay
freeze
muzzle
intern
straiten
bar
relax
squelch
put the brakes on
simmer down
keep in line
muffle
relieve
triumph over
shut in
hog-tie
rein back
soft-pedal
fight back
put a brake on
keep within bounds
keep down
put half nelson on
cool off
stem the flow of
slow down
manage
ease
settle
re-collect
delimit
subjugate
adjust
monitor
cap
collect
cork up
get over
rally
inspect
corner
recover
gain control over
get under control
get control of
deal with
damp down
bring into line
find an answer to
lay down the law to someone
find a solution to
set limits on
impose limits on
strangle
peg
deter
entrammel
fetter
halt
put a limit on
keep control of
keep on a string
box in
cool down
bring to screeching halt
button up
cut back
keep tight rein on
tie up
delay
obstruct
palliate
stall
foil
mince
deaden
damp
break
hold up
prevent
neutralize
US
pause
temperate
cut short
block
catch
reduce
terminate
swallow
interrupt
staunch
bottleneck
counteract
repulse
discourage
choke
put a spoke in someone's wheel
interfere with
circumvent
slacken pace
brake
bring to a standstill
pull up
draw up
play for time
rebuff
stand in the way of
nip in the bud
neutralise
UK
checkmate
fetch up
placate
appease
play down
cool out
meet halfway
surmount
chain
dispatch
assuage
conciliate
propitiate
hamstring
baulk
UK
clobber
dampen
dominate
constrict
incarcerate
imprison
cramp
squash
silence
content
kill
gaol
UK
ban
bind
lock in
deny
concuss
coop up
fence in
jail
US
hem in
deprive
shotgun
disallow
close in
necessitate
immure
balk
US
calm down
quieten
crush
disarm
ameliorate
win against
lock up
crack down on
stamp out
put the kibosh on
chasten
gain control of
put down
stroke
grease
dulcify
con
qualify
sweeten
square
pacificate
hold in check
keep in
box up
make peace with
smooth over
impose peace upon
restore harmony to
fix up
butter up
bury the hatchet
kiss and make up
take the edge off
smooth someone's ruffled feathers
lay back
clear the air with
make peace
put the lid on
sit on
pull back
crack down
lessen
diminish
decrease
lower
abate
lighten
cut down
cut
drop
weaken
contract
taper
slash
minimize
US
shrink
blunt
de-escalate
ebb
alleviate
minimise
UK
downsize
dull
sink
depreciate
attenuate
scale down
decrement
downscale
dwindle
cushion
wind down
depress
wane
tail off
modify
pare down
ease off
slacken
trim
quench
decline
conceal
submerge
bring down
dial down
pocket
devaluate
impair
peter out
erode
dry up
clip
drop off
let up
subside
roll back
fix
mark down
circumscribe
put a damper on
step down
shorten
make cutbacks in
wear away
wear down
hide
dock
fall off
slack off
set
deplete
prune
extinguish
ration
minify
pare
dent
retrench
slump
fade
knock down
take the bite out
take the sting out
waste
decay
droop
degenerate
taper off
run down
cut back on
put a lid on
whittle down
gulp back
evaporate
deteriorate
crumble
wither
shrivel
run low
die down
lose edge
narrow down
abridge
deflate
abbreviate
truncate
bound
overpower
undermine
elide
degrade
syncopate
sap
shush
narrow
dilute
cover up
couch
keep secret
place a limit on
downgrade
revise
make less intense
put damper on
remit
take down
put a ceiling on
shut down
mark off
slim down
trim back
trim down
phase down
ratchet down
drain
rebate
fight
shave
sate
tail away
resist
harsh
prelimit
gulp
slake
abase
benumb
numb
devitalize
chill
drown
cheapen
set a limit on
lapse
disempower
cauterize
US
keep feeling inside oneself
bite one's lip
keep a rein on
round down
mothball
immobilize
US
immobilise
UK
phase out
peter
cauterise
UK
recede
fall
defuse
discount
economize
US
economise
UK
help
make weaker
plummet
plunge
relent
demarcate
bate
slow
censor
make reductions in
retrench on
salami-slice
undervalue
pall
comfort
satisfy
scale back
take the heat off
blur
devalue
keep to a minimum
keep at a minimum
cut down on
become smaller
die out
become less
grow smaller
die away
fall away
grow less
drain away
slow up
take the bite out of
take the sting out of
make reasonable
take sting out
patch things up
deduct
write down
reconcile
specify
demark
prescribe
delimitate
define
girdle
bottle
internalize
US
write off
subtract
internalise
UK
hush
tongue-tie
ice
tie down
disgrade
demerit
drive down
keep within limits
draw the line on
conserve
budget
axe
UK
dummy up
shut up
compromise
damage
ax
US
extenuate
amortise
UK
whittle
cast down
save
keep under wraps
amortize
US
make smaller
tighten
make less
keep inside
black out
jam up
take tough action
clamp down
come down on
disrupt
clamp down on
balance
attune
limit to a fixed amount
restrict the consumption of
infringe
disturb
crop
harmonize
US
lop
chop
encroach on
tone
vary
tune
inflect
amend
fine-tune
transmogrify
change
alter
switch
shift
revamp
adapt
harmonise
UK
tweak
boil down
tighten up
break off
put a restriction on
more ❯
“At 48, he is learning to
tame
his creative spirit and take on just a couple of projects at a time.”
Verb
▲
To regulate the speed or amount of something given or administered
pace
regulate
control
limit
manage
constrain
contain
monitor
administer
curb
measure
adjust
methodize
overlook
temper
adapt
guide
organise
UK
organize
US
systematise
UK
systematize
US
allocate
direct
reconcile
restrain
administrate
legislate
police
bridle
set
coordinate
inhibit
standardise
UK
standardize
US
govern
modulate
supervise
balance
hold
superintend
moderate
oversee
restrict
steward
preside over
pull in
rein in
keep an eye on
keep tabs on
Verb
▲
To bring (a place or people) to a stage of social and cultural development considered to be more advanced
civilise
UK
civilize
US
cultivate
educate
enlighten
humanise
UK
humanize
US
improve
polish
refine
sophisticate
acculturate
better
edify
instruct
reclaim
socialise
UK
socialize
US
acquaint
advance
develop
elevate
ennoble
enrich
ethicize
foster
idealise
UK
idealize
US
indoctrinate
inform
promote
spiritualize
uplift
help forward
soften
mellow
teach
temper
rub the rough edges off
bring culture to
bring civilization to
Verb
▲
To make or become less
lessen
reduce
decrease
ease
lower
minimise
UK
minimize
US
moderate
relax
diminish
narrow
allay
alleviate
assuage
attenuate
blunt
curtail
deaden
dull
erode
palliate
weaken
check
dampen
de-escalate
depress
dilute
make less
make smaller
mitigate
soften
abate
degrade
dent
deplete
discount
downscale
downsize
drop
dwindle
impair
mollify
prune
temper
abridge
dial down
lighten
slash
tone down
truncate
knock down
pare down
take the edge off
wind down
cut
relieve
soothe
curb
cut down
cut back
quell
subdue
restrain
calm
stifle
trim
cushion
limit
shrink
suppress
contract
cool
damp
scale down
slim down
mark down
smother
shorten
still
depreciate
muffle
clip
restrict
help
modify
retrench
control
appease
quiet
lull
lenify
downgrade
whittle down
pare
bring down
taper
mute
extenuate
damp down
tranquilize
US
qualify
axe
UK
dock
roll back
devaluate
quieten
pacify
tranquillize
UK
ax
US
deflate
shave
repress
make cutbacks in
devalue
decrement
undermine
placate
sink
compose
take the sting out
break
ease off
quench
cheapen
ebb
slow
step down
contain
cut back on
minify
sap
abbreviate
absorb
benumb
take the bite out
buffer
put a damper on
numb
salami-slice
hold back
crop
settle
extinguish
inhibit
stop
overcome
elide
syncopate
slake
chop
write off
modulate
slacken
soft-pedal
squelch
sweeten
gentle
tail off
sate
cut short
run down
mellow
condense
rationalize
US
halt
cauterize
US
cut off
write down
ameliorate
cauterise
UK
compress
thin
retard
adjust
remit
smooth
turn down
hush
lop
dispel
constrict
destroy
decline
rationalise
UK
silence
taper off
take down
drop off
put damper on
deduct
put the lid on
cut down on
wear away
take off
get rid of
waste
wear down
put down
round down
rein in
play down
scale back
make reductions in
ease up on
let up on
salve
consume
wane
dam
stem
subtract
ration
snip
block
disempower
peter out
regulate
staunch
dissipate
enfeeble
banish
couch
debilitate
enervate
economize on
squash
stanch
stay
satisfy
remove
eliminate
vitiate
slow down
whittle
crumble
heal
dry up
quash
water down
disable
cripple
commute
make less intense
devour
undervalue
obtund
trim back
trim down
hinder
pipe down
revise
tighten
devalorize
concentrate
comfort
anaesthetize
UK
disintegrate
boil down
rebate
knock off
make weaker
defuse
put an end to
keep in check
pour oil on
throw cold water on
anesthetize
US
cure
deteriorate
economize
US
economise
UK
arrest
succor
US
vary
prevent
decay
take away
keep down
pour cold water on
dampen down
phase down
succour
UK
whittle away
phase out
break up
waste away
eat away
take the heat off
epitomize
US
subside
chill
foreshorten
abase
diffuse
address
improve
blanket
paralyze
US
paralyse
UK
epitomise
UK
slim
dip
debase
make fewer
excuse
slenderize
mask
take the bite out of
take the sting out of
shed
make reasonable
chill out
calm down
settle down
rein
muzzle
harsh
loosen
reduce the force of
satiate
demote
resolve
bob
lop off
let up
kill
subjugate
downplay
ratchet down
dulcify
make less active
devitalize
etiolate
delete
confine
omit
adulterate
rarefy
offset
shear
keep it down
decrease the volume
mark off
reduce the effect of
rise above
nosedive
telescope
gruntle
retrench on
pillow
bolster
withstand
oppose
resist
choke off
gratify
reduce greatly
excerpt
fix up
keep to a minimum
keep at a minimum
tire
subvert
amortise
UK
cast down
buttress
stabilize
US
worsen
fall
amortize
US
cause to fall
desensitize
US
take sting out
patch things up
liberalize
US
liberalise
UK
protect against
wreck
prostrate
ruin
make shorter
lower in price
get shorter
take up
take pressure off
bridle
lessen the impact of
soften the impact of
reduce the impact of
cut to the bone
neutralize
US
loose
slack
refresh
relaxed
constrain
bring to a standstill
turn up
lower in value
sugarcoat
defend against
shield against
neutralise
UK
stabilise
UK
make less strict
make less formal
lay off
treat
master
safeguard against
govern
smooth out
clear the air
prettify
withdraw
dismiss
nurse
soak up
crush
hebetate
budget cut
tune down
roll down
trim away
corrode
brighten
desensitise
UK
rob from
counteract
lick
attend
make light of
drain
exhaust
strike off
drive away
chase away
put to rest
drive off
take from
punctuate
console
solace
cool out
expend
liss
interrupt
quieten down
keep a lid on
clamp down on
crack down on
keep the lid on
hold in check
get under control
nip in the bud
slap down
snuff out
remedy
nourish
doctor
eat
gnaw
debit
abstract
empty
spend
aid
assist
abrade
bring respite to
evacuate
use up
take
withhold
minus
allow
bate
rehabilitate
balm
make better
bring an end to
take a load off
bring aid to
make something bearable
bring aid
take load off
spoil
balance
attune
milk
reduce by
take out
decrease by
dissolve
weather
harmonize
US
nibble
rot
fret
draw back
burn
bleed
set
tone
tune
scrape away
suck dry
impoverish
bankrupt
scour
grind down
eat away at
bite
bite at
inflect
finish
draw down
draw
squander
play out
chip away at
eat into
gnaw away at
amend
fine-tune
transmogrify
change
alter
switch
shift
revamp
adapt
harmonise
UK
tweak
wash up
eat up
dig into
cramp
tighten up
break off
rein back
put the brakes on
put a restriction on
put a limit on
more ❯
Verb
▲
To shame or humiliate someone
chasten
degrade
humiliate
humble
debase
disgrace
shame
abase
demean
discredit
lower
smirch
dishonor
US
dishonour
UK
cheapen
foul
sink
mortify
subdue
deflate
squash
flatten
cow
take down
put down
bring down
bring low
cut down to size
put someone in their place
take down a peg or two
put in one's place
devalue
embarrass
belittle
crush
denigrate
smear
cast down
abash
take down a peg
bemean
corrupt
disparage
debauch
taint
shoot down
own
bastardize
US
tarnish
bring shame to
drag through the mud
profane
stigmatize
US
prostitute
show up
diminish
make someone eat crow
quash
blacken
blot
bastardise
UK
pervert
vitiate
tear down
deprave
subvert
warp
deteriorate
stigmatise
UK
defame
drag down
sully
poison
stain
lessen
chagrin
reduce
canker
discomfit
downgrade
snub
reproach
run down
lower the status of
bring into disrepute
make a fool of
reflect badly on
put to shame
make someone eat humble pie
give a black eye
show in a bad light
demoralize
US
blemish
derogate
stoop
demote
descend
demoralise
UK
besmear
censure
cause to lose face
make ashamed
take the wind out of your sails
give a bad name to
settle someone's hash
bring shame on
slander
break
subjugate
besmirch
dehumanize
US
dehumanise
UK
disconcert
injure
expose
slur
disfavor
US
disfavour
UK
pull down
ridicule
mar
defile
cut down
reduce the status of
drag through the mire
bring shame upon
give a bad name
bring discredit to
put in a bad light
make lose face
blacken the name of
get the better of
have the last laugh on
bring dishonour to
blame
harm
deign
condescend
damage
depress
undermine
crawl
demolish
cripple
brand
debilitate
depreciate
scandalize
US
devaluate
betray
cast a slur
minimize
US
undervalue
spot
minimise
UK
let down
take apart
disregard
deride
desecrate
disrespect
scandalise
UK
attaint
mock
libel
make uncomfortable
make someone feel ashamed
dump on
sell out
silence
overcome
upset
squelch
be untrue to oneself
beat down
dispirit
lower someone's status
lower someone's dignity
put away
strike dumb
tar and feather
lose face
abandon one's principles
succumb
take to bits
take to pieces
pop one's balloon
make eat dirt
put one away
bring down a peg
make one feel small
cut to the quick
discourage
dismay
dishearten
force to eat humble pie
fix someone's wagon
destroy
debunk
dash
lower oneself
lower yourself
debase oneself
be reduced
be reduced to
demean oneself
debase yourself
slam
pan
blister
wither
rip
discountenance
knock down
puncture balloon
confuse
vanquish
downplay
let down easy
control
knock the stuffing out of
kick in the teeth
let wind out of sails
play down
discipline
cause to feel small
put out of countenance
deny
suppress
restrain
vilify
malign
punish
calumniate
brutalize
US
soil
brutalise
UK
insult
mudsling
compromise
disesteem
get under control
cast aspersions on
do a hatchet job on
ruin the reputation of
pooh-pooh
destroy someone's credibility
detract from
bring into disfavour
damage someone's reputation
blacken someone's name
bad-mouth
decry
knock
asperse
slag off
traduce
rubbish
deprecate
speak ill of
revile
criticize
US
vilipend
attack
slight
dis
dismiss
abuse
diss
discount
roast
criticise
UK
scorn
slate
trash
condemn
have a go at
underrate
detract
hit out at
poor-mouth
trash-talk
trivialize
US
denounce
cry down
pour scorn on
impugn
fling mud at
bash
talk down
pull apart
underestimate
trivialise
UK
sling mud at
speak evil of
write off
do a number on
tear into
misprize
sneer at
befoul
vituperate
assail
spoil
muckrake
cast a slur on
blotch
spread scandal about
scoff at
make light of
throw mud at
breathe on
minify
kiss off
hold cheap
scorch
contemn
pillory
lambaste
rip up and down
treat lightly
do down
marginalize
US
rail against
hammer
flame
rap
disdain
marginalise
UK
dispraise
run smear campaign
lay into
blacken the reputation of
laugh at
hurt
offend
inveigh against
fulminate against
pick holes in
skewer
pummel
US
bag
blast
pummelled
UK
speak badly of
spread lies about
berate
pull to pieces
taunt
monster
tease
reprehend
reprobate
sully the reputation of
sell short
scoff
conduct a smear campaign against
reject
throw brickbats at
tell lies about
laugh off
damage the reputation of
find fault with
dress down
label
drag someone's name through the mud
blight
jump on
wound
rebuke
understate
reprimand
castigate
outrage
execrate
deplore
excoriate
backbite
sledge
ruin
reprove
anathematize
despise
badmouth
demonize
US
scold
demonise
UK
prejudice
upbraid
villainize
opprobriate
caricature
burlesque
fault
misrepresent
curse
objurgate
sneer
spurn
rate
jeer
rag
treat disrespectfully
reflect negatively
run a smear campaign against
poor mouth
throw shade
brush aside
call down
take to task
write false reports about
muddy the reputation of
take a swipe at
drag someone's name through the mire
look down one's nose at
cast in a bad light
harm the reputation of
sully someone's reputation
mark wrong
spread tales about
drag name through mud
back-bite
blackguard
lie about
blacken the character of
belie
question
object
disapprove
discommend
expostulate
make little of
frown
affront
clamor against
annoy
provoke
mistrust
repudiate
think little of
weaken
aggravate
cast a slur upon
decrease
be prejudicial to
cast slur on
put zingers on
look down on
touch
darken
sling mud
cavil at
carp at
withdraw
not go for
drag through mud
put hooks in
tar
animadvert
disapprove of
knock off
write down
zing
take dim view of
slap
complain
snipe at
hit
rail
insinuate
come down on
hold forth against
tear to shreds
soft-pedal
mark down
take away
gloss over
irritate
disoblige
cut up
proscribe
cut rate
take away from
take swipe at
throw stones at
skin alive
subtract from
blot your copybook
miscall
slang
gird
slap in the face
hit where one lives
give offence to
do discredit to
arraign
savage
cause offence to
denunciate
be rude to
cut dead
slag
prosecute
maul
declaim
slash
characterize
US
call names
hurt somebody's feelings
ignore
step on one's toes
impeach
skin
ostracise
UK
indict
ostracize
US
blemish the reputation of
tarnish the reputation of
be a discredit to
dig
jinx
class
categorize
US
mark
classify
injure the reputation of
cast aspersion
taint someone's name
blacken someone's character
stain someone's good name
accuse falsely
sully someone's name
tarnish someone's name
soil someone's name
lace into
declaim against
disclaim
disown
discard
give something a bad press
give some stick to
animadvert on
charge with
identify
describe
maltreat
become a stain of the escutcheon of
become a blot of the escutcheon of
brush off
mistreat
scout
characterise
UK
call
categorise
UK
name
oppress
tell someone to get lost
flout
twit
persecute
treat contemptuously
gibe
jeer at
make fun of
jibe at
give someone the brush-off
cold-shoulder
cast aside
look right through someone
give the cold shoulder to
sweep aside
mark out
rag on
rip up
chide
dig at
make sport of
rally
be scornful about
ride
poke fun at
disbelieve
bite one's thumb at
fleer at
show contempt
laugh to scorn
boo
take the mickey
poke mullock at
take the piss out of
scout at
accuse of being
admonish
chastise
lecture
carpet
label negatively
cheat
aggrieve
trespass
wrong
trim
ill-treat
score
baste
keelhaul
lambast
row
jaw
flay
wig
impose upon
do wrong to
do injury to
do a disservice to
sin against
ill-use
bad mouth
take advantage of
do the dirty on
do an injustice to
offend against
ream
rake
accuse
lesson
cavil
jawbone
tongue-lash
rail at
tell off
bawl out
lay on
slap someone's wrist
give someone a mouthful
call to task
give someone a telling-off
give someone a wigging
give a rocket
pull up
give someone what for
give comeuppance
read the riot act
haul over the coals
give someone a dressing-down
remonstrate with
rant at
give the devil
ream out
give a talking-to
give someone some stick
give someone an earful
chew out
tick off
tear off a strip
give someone a row
point the finger
give someone a rollicking
rap over the knuckles
give someone a rating
give someone a roasting
express disapproval of
pooh pooh
shoot full of holes
sour grapes
more ❯
Verb
▲
To destroy, weaken or work against
break
destroy
cow
crush
ruin
bust
defeat
subdue
undermine
weaken
cripple
demoralise
UK
demoralize
US
demote
enfeeble
overcome
overpower
overwhelm
quash
smash
vanquish
disrate
impair
incapacitate
suppress
extinguish
impoverish
rout
bring down
bring to ruin
bring someone to their knees
floor
devastate
discompose
nonplus
chagrin
take aback
quell
crack down on
squash
subjugate
put down
repress
whelm
wreck
silence
squelch
oppress
swamp
prostrate
overmaster
obliterate
conquer
quelch
ice
reduce
strangle
kill
clamp down on
blow away
snuff out
snow under
put an end to
force down
grind down
stamp out
put a stop to
blot out
slap down
bear down on
check
curb
stifle
stop
end
annihilate
quench
abolish
terminate
inhibit
nip in the bud
shatter
thwart
distress
stun
get rid of
wipe out
upset
overthrow
demolish
put the kibosh on
clobber
persecute
dominate
knock sideways
tyrannize
US
shock
knock for six
arrest
deaden
beat
frustrate
traumatize
US
finish
hold down
tyrannise
UK
keep down
control
restrain
extirpate
daze
constrain
eliminate
maltreat
master
traumatise
UK
halt
hinder
scotch
wrong
trample
torment
smother
knock the stuffing out of
shush
trample on
put the lid on
sit on
put out
treat harshly
rule with a rod of iron
rule with an iron hand
abuse
disturb
eradicate
impede
muffle
subject
intimidate
restrict
overturn
hamper
stem
enslave
crack down
coerce
get to
ill-treat
greatly upset
prevent
torture
aggrieve
plague
chasten
beat down
weed out
tyrannize over
cut off
block out
be cruel to
be brutal to
mute
trample underfoot
ride roughshod over
shut down
rein in
domineer over
interfere with
damp down
scrunch
trash
squish
dismiss
reject
dumbfound
blow
censure
torpedo
break someone's heart
clamp down
limit
exterminate
expunge
throttle
bring to screeching halt
banish
remove
gag
discontinue
pour cold water on
gain mastery over
throw cold water on
gain control over
triumph over
bottle
spike
clamp
interrupt
bury
settle
censor
dumb
clam
abate
dull
drive underground
domineer
browbeat
keep inside
hold in
keep in
bully
put lid on
put kibosh on
bring to naught
topple
queer
terrorize
US
bridle
choke off
oust
victimize
US
contain
close up
dictate
depose
cut short
govern
unseat
victimise
UK
terrorise
UK
moderate
push around
stir
dethrone
order around
lord it over
dictate to
treat brutally
order about
have someone under your thumb
rule despotically
keep under thumb
move
lick
impress
soften
mellow
damp
strike
touch
lessen
diminish
shake
hegemonize
affect
dazzle
hold back
scourge
exploit
spellbind
keep in check
tone down
do away with
keep the lid on
bowl over
annoy
encumber
press
despotize
overload
harass
saddle
worry
beset
rule over
rule
ride
force
harry
hound
outrage
strain
handicap
vex
tax
quieten down
keep a lid on
hold in check
get under control
hold sway over
walk all over
put upon
pick on
leave speechless
put screws to
weigh heavy upon
bring to heel
sweep over
bring under the yoke
put the squeeze on
sweep someone off their feet
hit for six
more ❯
Verb
▲
To teach, train or educate in a given field
train
instruct
school
teach
educate
tutor
coach
prepare
drill
prime
season
exercise
guide
indoctrinate
develop
discipline
equip
fit
improve
inculcate
lead
lesson
mentor
pilot
ready
rear
upskill
condition
cultivate
edify
enlighten
ground
hone
practice
US
practise
UK
qualify
rehearse
harden
inure
mould
UK
mold
US
shape
sharpen
update
drum into
break in
care for
give lessons to
lick into shape
make fit
make ready
demonstrate to
wise up
show the ropes
put through the grind
put through the mill
whip into shape
make something clear to
put someone through their paces
inform
groom
direct
nurture
brainwash
advise
brief
foster
counsel
show
initiate
instill
US
illuminate
habituate
lecture
bring up
instil
UK
verse
acquaint
get ready
familiarize
US
explain
raise
accustom
familiarise
UK
program
US
warm up
propagandize
US
get into shape
programme
UK
propagandise
UK
walk through
proselytize
US
give lessons
work out
work over
implant
imbue
persuade
better
uplift
form
elevate
socialize
US
break
influence
tell
breed
support
tend
catechize
proselytise
UK
socialise
UK
demonstrate
adapt
prep
parent
fill in
clue in
familiarize with
give instruction to
hypnotize
US
give hints
give pointers
work
give information to
give someone tips
set up
give instruction
look after
tailor
illustrate
compel
manipulate
take care of
plant
communicate
convince
order
illume
inspire
illumine
help
apprise
hip
clear
introduce
shepherd
loosen up
housetrain
housebreak
din something into
set
hypnotise
UK
steer
mother
clarify
describe
clue
present
catch up
organize
US
orientate
brace
nurse
let in on
tune up
nourish
toilet train
break down
lay it out for
give advice to
cherish
get set
give the facts
give counselling to
give counsel to
adjust
acquaint with
make conversant with
fill in on
instruct in
coach in
train in
clue up on
clue in on
give direction to
make clear
make suggestions to
make recommendations to
prime in
school in
gen up on
organise
UK
provide for
put in the picture
put in the picture about
give the gen about
be responsible for the education of
attend to
potty-train
provide
give the low-down on
regiment
study
arm
promote
empower
advance
manage
spar
make suitable
give character
make experienced
stretch
shadowbox
civilize
US
mature
make familiar with
show the way
civilise
UK
homeschool
orient
watch over
learn
notify
get into condition
limber up
give instructions
expound
explicate
point out
level
disclose
engineer
reveal
supervise
shape up
get used to
toughen up
provender
make aware of
teach about
drill in
tutor in
ground in
re-educate
aid
give lessons in
keep posted
base
back
bolster
nursle
teach information
labor
US
labour
UK
strain
endow
radicalize
US
sponsor
break it to
give someone an idea
impart
din
facilitate
enable
give the lowdown
clue up
gen up
give the low-down
supply with facts
fanaticize
radicalise
UK
extremize
predicate
rest
suit
show the way to
explain things to
hang
impress upon
drill into
hammer into
pound into
open eyes
polish up
equip with
exemplify
inform about
teach school
put through grind
put through mill
display
give a grounding in
caution
preach
exhibit
protect
fix
plan
give counsel
give advice
improve mind
give counselling
give guidance
give direction
anticipate
poise
give directions
arrange
offer opinions
offer suggestions
make recommendations
allow
lay
fortify
forearm
make familiar
make conversant
ostend
make provision
give an idea of
accustom to
teach in
educate in
habituate to
arm oneself
make plans for
put together
gird up one's loins
make up
lay out
pave the way
fit out
give a demonstration of
show how something is done
show how something works
take steps
make preparations
take precautions
make provision for
make plans
lay the groundwork
take measures
guard
forearm oneself
contrive
make arrangements
be prepared
naturalize
US
popularise
UK
post
popularize
US
use
indoctrinate in
mix
introduce to
wont
case
naturalise
UK
initiate into
put wise to
get up to date
keep up to date
get together
get lowdown on
get lay of land
bring into common use
let know
get to know about
come to know
put on to
break the ice
awaken to
bring into use
get to know
keep up to speed with
tip off
give a rundown of
become aware of
become adept in
get with it
gain friendship
let next to
check out
get in
make used to
let down hair
warn
make aware
give notice
forewarn
tip
put wise
divulge
alert
announce
report
give information about
make known
clue up about
suggest
send word
hint
prompt
declare
relate
inform of
advise of
apprise of
state
speak
make known to
broadcast
proclaim
bring out
intimate
indicate
talk
convey
wake
remind
mention
announce to
leak to
tout
report to
express
level with
lay it out
bring up-to-date
give the word
open up
signal
give two cents
send word to
put someone on notice
give the gen
give warning
fill-in
appraise
give information
give the skinny on
keep abreast
make cognizant
keep up to speed
give intelligence
tell about
update on
notify of
declare to
update about
apprive
prime on
put on the line
keep up to date with
enlighten as to
offer information
put wise about
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