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Synonyms for wild
Noun
- 1. wild, natural state, state of nature, state
- usage: a wild primitive state untouched by civilization; "he lived in the wild"
- 2. wilderness, wild, geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region
- usage: a wild and uninhabited area
Adjective
- 1. wild (vs. tame), chaotic, disorderly, delirious, excited, frantic, mad, unrestrained, frenzied, manic, unquiet
- usage: marked by extreme lack of restraint or control; "wild ideas"; "wild talk"; "wild originality"; "wild parties"
- 2. wild (vs. tame), untamed, feral, ferine, savage, unbroken, undomesticated, intractable
- usage: in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated; "wild geese"; "edible wild plants"
- 3. wild, passionate (vs. passionless)
- usage: in a state of extreme emotion; "wild with anger"; "wild with grief"
- 4. wild, uncontrolled (vs. controlled)
- usage: deviating widely from an intended course; "a wild bullet"; "a wild pitch"
- 5. violent, wild, intense (vs. mild)
- usage: (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"
- 6. wild, uncontrolled (vs. controlled)
- usage: not subjected to control or restraint; "a piano played with a wild exuberance"- Louis Bromfield
- 7. raving, raving mad, wild, insane (vs. sane)
- usage: talking or behaving irrationally; "a raving lunatic"
- 8. wild, spontaneous, unplanted (vs. planted)
- usage: produced without being planted or without human labor; "wild strawberries"
- 9. desert, godforsaken, waste, wild, inhospitable (vs. hospitable)
- usage: located in a dismal or remote area; desolate; "a desert island"; "a godforsaken wilderness crossroads"; "a wild stretch of land"; "waste places"
- 10. barbarian, barbaric, savage, uncivilized, uncivilised, wild, noncivilized (vs. civilized), noncivilised
- usage: 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"
- 11. angry, furious, raging, tempestuous, wild, stormy (vs. calm)
- usage: (of the elements) as if showing violent anger; "angry clouds on the horizon"; "furious winds"; "the raging sea"
Adverb
- 1. rampantly, wild
- usage: in an uncontrolled and rampant manner; "weeds grew rampantly around here"
- 2. wild,wild (vs. tame), untamed
- usage: in a wild or undomesticated manner; "growing wild"; "roaming wild"
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