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wild > 15 senses
ADJECTIVE1wildMarked by extreme lack of restraint or control
2wild, untamedIn a natural state
3wildIn a state of extreme emotion
4wildDeviating widely from an intended course
5wild, violent(of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud
6wildNot subjected to control or restraint
7wild, raving, raving madTalking or behaving irrationally
8wild, spontaneousProduced without being planted or without human labor
9wild, desert, godforsaken, wasteLocated in a dismal or remote area
10wild, barbarian, barbaric, savage, uncivilized, uncivilisedWithout civilizing influences
11wild, angry, furious, raging, tempestuous(of the elements) as if showing violent anger
ADVERB1wild, rampantlyIn an uncontrolled and rampant manner
2wildIn a wild or undomesticated manner
NOUN1wild, natural state, state of natureA wild primitive state untouched by civilization
2wild, wildernessA wild and uninhabited area
wild > pronunciation
Soundsway'ld
Rhymesbeguiled, brainchild, child, and 14 more rhymes in ayld at the HyperDic website...
wild > adjective 1
MeaningMarked by extreme lack of restraint or control.
Examples"wild ideas"; "wild talk"; "wild originality"; "wild parties"
Similarchaotic, disorderly; delirious, excited, frantic, mad, unrestrained; frenzied, manic
See alsounquiet
Contrarytame
Adverbswildly
wild > adjective 2
MeaningIn a natural state. Not tamed or domesticated or cultivated.
Examples"wild geese"; "edible wild plants"
Synonymsuntamed
Attribute ofwildness
Similarferal, ferine, savage; unbroken; undomesticated
See alsointractable
Contrarytame, tamed
Adverbswild
wild > adjective 3
MeaningIn a state of extreme emotion.
Examples"wild with anger"; "wild with grief"
Similar topassionate
Adverbswildly
wild > adjective 4
MeaningDeviating widely from an intended course.
Examples"a wild bullet"; "a wild pitch"
Similar touncontrolled
wild > adjective 5
Meaning(of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud.
Examples"wild colors"; "wild shouts"
Synonymsviolent
Similar tointense
wild > adjective 6
MeaningNot subjected to control or restraint.
Examples"a piano played with a wild exuberance"- Louis Bromfield
Similar touncontrolled
Adverbswildly
wild > adjective 7
MeaningTalking or behaving irrationally.
Synonymsraving, raving mad
Similar toinsane
wild > adjective 8
MeaningProduced without being planted or without human labor.
Examples"wild strawberries"
Synonymsspontaneous
Similar tounplanted
wild > adjective 9
MeaningLocated in a dismal or remote area. Desolate.
Examples"a godforsaken wilderness crossroads"; "a wild stretch of land"
Synonymsdesert, godforsaken, waste
Similar toinhospitable
wild > adjective 10
MeaningWithout civilizing influences.
Examples"wild tribes"
Synonymsbarbarian, barbaric, savage, uncivilized, uncivilised
Similar tononcivilized, noncivilised
wild > adjective 11
Meaning(of the elements) as if showing violent anger.
Synonymsangry, furious, raging, tempestuous
Similar tostormy
wild > noun 1, state
MeaningA wild primitive state untouched by civilization.
Examples"he lived in the wild"
Synonymsnatural state, state of nature
Narrowercrudeness, crudity, primitiveness, primitivism, rudeness
Broaderstate
wild > noun 2, location
MeaningA wild and uninhabited area.
Synonymswilderness
Narrowerbarren, waste, wasteland; bush; frontier
Broadergeographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region
wild > adverb 1
MeaningIn an uncontrolled and rampant manner.
Synonymsrampantly
wild > adverb 2
MeaningIn a wild or undomesticated manner.
Examples"growing wild"; "roaming wild"
Adjectiveswild

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