Silly and Tame

Silly

Silly adjective - Lacking in seriousness or maturity.

Tame and silly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tame" instead an adjective "Silly".

Nearby Word: silliness

Tame

Tame adjective - Changed from the wild state so as to become useful and obedient to humans.

Silly and tame are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Silly" instead an adjective "Tame".

Nearby Words: tamed, taming, tamer, tamely

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • Manga / Lucu Lucu Also, even though Bubu can put on a scary face, he's actually pretty silly, but ironically more knowledgeable about the world than the tame Lucu.
  • To top it all off, it's run by administrators that are so strict that even something as tame as calling someone "silly" can be considered offensive material and can be reported and removed.
  • Series / Victorious Wild Teen Party: Andre acts as if one is being thrown at Kenan Thompson's party, but it's fairly tame with the shenanigans being limited to silly string, wrestling, a guy in a panda suit, and a....kitten.
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