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taming

VERB

domesticate, make compliant

Synonyms

STRONGEST

conquer curb pacify restrain soften subdue suppress temper vanquish

STRONG

break bridle bust check discipline domesticize domiciliate enslave gentle house-train housebreak humble mitigate mute repress subjugate train

WEAK

break in break the spirit bring to heel tone down water down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agitate encourage fail incite irritate lose release surrender upset

STRONG

aid allow fix free help let go liberate mend permit

Example Sentences

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His remarks rocketed around social media, arresting sliding stocks and taming spiking oil prices.

From Slate • Mar. 18, 2026

"What I would want to avoid is rekindling inflationary pressure by moving too quickly and squandering the significant progress we have made taming inflation," he said.

From Barron's • Oct. 16, 2025

France just lost its fourth prime minister in a little over a year amid an impasse over taming its debt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

There has been no sign of opposition taming the 20-year-old's dynamism and energy in his breakthrough campaign.

From BBC • May 5, 2025

Factions and splinter groups had for years prevented Rome from taming the eastern territories.

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby