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wild
(w/aI/ld )

adjective (a)

  • marked by extreme lack of restraint or control(adj.all)
    Example:
    Wild talk.
    Wild parties.
    Antonym:
    tame
    source: wordnet30
  • in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated(adj.all)
    Example:
    Wild geese.
    Edible wild plants.
    Synonym:
    untamed
    Antonym:
    tame, tamed
    source: wordnet30
  • Living in a state of nature; inhabiting natural haunts, as the forest or open field; not familiar with, or not easily approached by, man; not tamed or domesticated; as, a wild boar; a wild ox; a wild cat.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • a wild primitive state untouched by civilization(noun.state)
    Example:
    He lived in the wild.
    They collected mushrooms in the wild.
    Synonym:
    natural state, state of nature
    source: wordnet30
  • a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition(noun.location)
    Example:
    It was a wilderness preserved for the hawks and mountaineers.
    Synonym:
    wilderness
    source: wordnet30
  • An uninhabited and uncultivated tract or region; a forest or desert; a wilderness; a waste; as, the wilds of America; the wilds of Africa.(noun)
    source: webster1913

adverb (r)

  • in an uncontrolled and rampant manner(adv.all)
    Synonym:
    rampantly
    source: wordnet30
  • in a wild or undomesticated manner(adv.all)
    Example:
    Growing wild.
    Roaming wild.
    source: wordnet30
  • Wildly; as, to talk wild.(adverb)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • in a state of extreme emotion(adj.all)
    Example:
    Wild with anger.
    Wild with grief.
    source: wordnet30
  • deviating widely from an intended course(adj.all)
    Example:
    A wild bullet.
    He threw a wild pitch.
    source: wordnet30
  • (of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud(adj.all)
    Example:
    Wild colors.
    Wild shouts.
    Synonym:
    violent
    source: wordnet30
  • without a basis in reason or fact(adj.all)
    Synonym:
    baseless, groundless, idle, unfounded, unwarranted
    source: wordnet30
  • talking or behaving irrationally(adj.all)
    Synonym:
    raving mad
    source: wordnet30
  • involving risk or danger(adj.all)
    Example:
    A wild financial scheme.
    Synonym:
    hazardous, risky
    source: wordnet30
  • fanciful and unrealistic; foolish(adj.all)
    Synonym:
    fantastic
    source: wordnet30
  • located in a dismal or remote area; desolate(adj.all)
    Example:
    A godforsaken wilderness crossroads.
    A wild stretch of land.
    Synonym:
    godforsaken, waste
    source: wordnet30
  • intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with(adj.all)
    Synonym:
    crazy, dotty, gaga
    source: wordnet30
  • without civilizing influences(adj.all)
    Example:
    Wild tribes.
    Synonym:
    barbarian, barbaric, savage, uncivilised, uncivilized
    source: wordnet30
  • (of the elements) as if showing violent anger(adj.all)
    Synonym:
    angry, furious, raging, tempestuous
    source: wordnet30
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