wild

  • (r) in an uncontrolled and rampant manner
    • weeds grew rampantly around here
    rampantly,
  • (a) marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
    • wild talk
    • wild parties
  • (r) in a wild or undomesticated manner
    • growing wild
    • roaming wild
  • (a) in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated
    • wild geese
    • edible wild plants
    untamed,
  • (s) in a state of extreme emotion
    • wild with anger
    • wild with grief
  • (s) deviating widely from an intended course
    • a wild bullet
    • he threw a wild pitch
  • (s) (of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud
    • a violent clash of colors
    • her dress was a violent red
    • a violent noise
    • wild colors
    • wild shouts
    violent,
  • (s) without a basis in reason or fact
    • baseless gossip
    • the allegations proved groundless
    • idle fears
    • unfounded suspicions
    • unwarranted jealousy
    baseless, groundless, unfounded, idle, unwarranted,
  • (s) talking or behaving irrationally
    • a raving lunatic
    raving mad,
  • (s) involving risk or danger
    • skydiving is a hazardous sport
    • extremely risky going out in the tide and fog
    • a wild financial scheme
    hazardous, risky,
  • (s) fanciful and unrealistic; foolish
    • a fantastic idea of his own importance
    fantastic,
  • (s) located in a dismal or remote area; desolate
    • a desert island
    • a godforsaken wilderness crossroads
    • a wild stretch of land
    • waste places
    godforsaken, waste,
  • (s) intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with
    • crazy about cars and racing
    • he is potty about her
    dotty, gaga, crazy,
  • (s) without civilizing influences
    • barbarian invaders
    • barbaric practices
    • a savage people
    • "fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient"-Margaret Meade
    • wild tribes
    barbarian, barbaric, uncivilised, uncivilized, savage,
  • (s) (of the elements) as if showing violent anger
    • angry clouds on the horizon
    • furious winds
    • the raging sea
    angry, tempestuous, furious, raging,

Nouns

  • (n) a wild primitive state untouched by civilization
    • he lived in the wild
    • they collected mushrooms in the wild
    natural state, state of nature,
  • (n) a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition
    • it was a wilderness preserved for the hawks and mountaineers
    wilderness,

Synonyms

rampantly natural state state of nature wilderness untamed violent baseless groundless unfounded idle unwarranted raving mad hazardous risky fantastic godforsaken waste dotty gaga crazy barbarian barbaric uncivilised uncivilized savage angry tempestuous furious raging

Antonyms

tame tamed

See also

unquiet intractable

Words of close approximity

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wig win wit wiz
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