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- pronunciation:
- waIld
- parts of speech:
- adjective, adverb, noun
- phrases:
- run wild
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
wilder, wildest |
| definition 1: |
existing in a natural state; not tamed.
There are many types of wild animals in the mountains.
- synonyms:
- feral, savage, undomesticated, untamed
- antonyms:
- domestic, domesticated, domesticated, tame
- similar words:
- fierce, tameless, unbroken, violent
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| definition 2: |
not cultivated.
wild asparaguswild terrain- synonyms:
- uncultivated
- antonyms:
- cultivated
- similar words:
- barren, desolate, empty, native, natural, unsettled, waste
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| definition 3: |
savage; uncivilized.
- synonyms:
- barbarian, barbarous, feral, savage, uncivilized
- antonyms:
- civilized, cultivated, cultured
- similar words:
- barbaric, brutish, fierce, primitive, uncivil, uncultured
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| definition 4: |
undisciplined; unruly.
wild students- synonyms:
- disorderly, intractable, uncontrollable, undisciplined, unmanageable, unruly
- antonyms:
- disciplined, self-disciplined
- similar words:
- boisterous, disobedient, fast, lawless, mad, mutinous, obstreperous, rebellious, riotous, rough, rough-and-tumble, rowdy, tough, turbulent, ungovernable
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| definition 5: |
lacking restraint; unbridled.
wild passions- synonyms:
- unbridled, unchecked, unrestrained
- antonyms:
- restrained
- similar words:
- abandon, dissolute, fast, intemperate, profligate, riotous, untrammeled, wanton
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| definition 6: |
unreasonable; impractical; imprudent.
wild theoriesa wild scheme to get rich quick- synonyms:
- crackpot, crazy, impracticable, impractical, imprudent, madcap, unreasonable
- antonyms:
- practical, sensible
- similar words:
- absurd, brash, exorbitant, extravagant, foolhardy, insane, lunatic, outrageous, preposterous, rash, reckless, wild-eyed
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| definition 7: |
random.
a wild guess- synonyms:
- fluky, random
- antonyms:
- considered
- similar words:
- chance, haphazard, hit-or-miss, uninformed
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| definition 8: |
crazy; frantic.
He was wild at the bad news.- synonyms:
- berserk, crazy, distraught, frantic, frenzied, hysterical
- antonyms:
- calm
- similar words:
- agitated, beside oneself, delirious, distracted, furious, insane, maniac, maniacal, upset
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| definition 9: |
bright; extravagant; gaudy.
wild clothes- synonyms:
- bright, extravagant, flashy, garish, gaudy, loud, showy
- similar words:
- bizarre, bold, crazy, flamboyant, tasteless, tawdry
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| definition 10: |
turbulent; intense; violent.
wild weather- synonyms:
- furious, intense, tempestuous, turbulent, violent
- antonyms:
- calm
- similar words:
- boisterous, fierce, forceful, rough, severe, stormy, strong
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| definition 11: |
off the mark; erratic.
a wild pitch- synonyms:
- errant, erratic
- similar words:
- deviant, wayward
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| definition 12: |
(informal) approving; enthusiastic.
He's not wild about his new haircut.- synonyms:
- approving, crazy, enthusiastic, happy
- antonyms:
- unenthusiastic
- similar words:
- eager, excited, mad
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| related words: |
amok, angry, animal, avid, bestial, desperate, ferocious, flash, flighty, game, loose, mad, outlandish, quixotic, rabid, rank, runaway, savage, ugly, vicious |
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| part of speech: |
adverb |
| inflections: |
wilder, wildest |
| definition: |
in a wild manner; wildly.
- similar words:
- erratically, naturally, savagely
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| phrase: |
run wild |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
(often pl.) an uninhabited or deserted region; wilderness.
living in the wilda cabin in the wilds of the mountains- synonyms:
- wilderness
- similar words:
- badlands, bush, desert, no man's land, outback, waste, wasteland
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| related words: |
jungle |
| derivations: |
wildly (adv.), wildness (n.) |
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