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as in wild
existing without human habitation or cultivation
a dangerous and untamed land
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as in feral
living outdoors without taming or domestication by humans
tried to capture the untamed horse
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Recent Examples of untamed
Those gardens, intended to be untamed, animating, and informal, are the work of Piet Oudolf, the creator of the High Line plantings, in New York.
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Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Our voices—alive, ancestral, untamed—will cut through the air, cross every border, and unite peoples, from the Amazon to the Pacific.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 15 Sep. 2025
Part of the Cyclades in the Aegean Sea, the island is defined by its rugged hills, arid terrain and wild, untamed coastline.
—Caitlin Palumbo, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
In Pilsen, a diverse working-class neighborhood with a large Mexican American population, Toledo, who was born in Mexico, was a friendly fixture, with an untamed, graying beard and mane of hair.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
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Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Our voices—alive, ancestral, untamed—will cut through the air, cross every border, and unite peoples, from the Amazon to the Pacific.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 15 Sep. 2025
Part of the Cyclades in the Aegean Sea, the island is defined by its rugged hills, arid terrain and wild, untamed coastline.
—Caitlin Palumbo, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
In Pilsen, a diverse working-class neighborhood with a large Mexican American population, Toledo, who was born in Mexico, was a friendly fixture, with an untamed, graying beard and mane of hair.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for untamed
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There have been no reports of humans contracting Herpes B from a wild rhesus monkey, but 50 cases of humans contracting it from the monkeys in laboratory settings have been reported.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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Russell is their best option at point guard until Irving returns, and Russell can be a bit of a wild animal.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Oct. 2025
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There are currently between 60 and 100 million stray and feral cats roaming the streets in the United States, and most shelters are constantly at full capacity.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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The Florida park is home to a healthy population of feral, non-native rhesus macaques.—
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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In 1699, the French frigate Maurepas sinks off the coast of an uninhabited part of Panama, taking with it a load full of gold, silver and jewels gifted from Charles II of Spain to King Louis XIV of France.—
Chrissie McClatchie,
Robb Report,
20 Oct. 2025
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Vaindloo -- Estonia's most northernmost point -- has an area of just 15 acres, but the uninhabited island sits at a strategic choke point.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
10 Oct. 2025
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This experience prioritizes the animals’ wellbeing by focusing on increasing the population, collecting data, and working with experts who have success in re-wilding.—
Jack Tydeman,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Sep. 2025
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Unfortunately, six-foot-tall brush is growing in undeveloped lots nearby.—
Ingfei Chen,
New Yorker,
22 Oct. 2025
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The mountain town is set in the shadow of Mount Sopris, a towering, almost-13,000-foot peak, and it's located between two scenic rivers—the Roaring Fork and Crystal River, the latter of which is also home to the undeveloped Penny Hot Springs.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Oct. 2025
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Rader’s double life as a doting father and savage murderer is the subject of the new Netflix documentary My Father, the BTK Killer, based on his daughter Kerri Rawson’s search to make sense of the secret double life her father hid from his family.—
Johnny Dodd,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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The ensuing carnage was swift and savage.—
Paul Solotaroff,
Rolling Stone,
12 Oct. 2025
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After bushwhacking through uncultivated wilderness, the ground team found the woman, the Coast Guard said.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
11 Dec. 2024
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Heathcliff Heaths are areas of open, uncultivated land.—
Anna Moeslein,
Parents,
22 July 2024
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This groundbreaking method could transform the way researchers study complex diseases, including cancer, without disrupting natural cellular processes.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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The large-mouthed sharks end up hoovering in some of this natural debris.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Untamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untamed. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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