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Meaning of wild in English
Pronunciation
/waɪld/
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Classifying Adjective
wild
Definitions
1.
in a state of extreme emotion
Examples
« wild with anger »
« wild with grief »
Synonyms
passionate
2.
deviating widely from an intended course
Examples
« a wild bullet »
« a wild pitch »
Synonyms
uncontrolled
3.
(of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud
Examples
« a violent clash of colors »
« her dress was a violent red »
« a violent noise »
« wild colors »
« wild shouts »
Synonyms
intense
4.
not subjected to control or restraint
Examples
« a piano played with a wild exuberance- Louis Bromfield »
Synonyms
uncontrolled
5.
talking or behaving irrationally
Examples
« a raving lunatic »
Synonyms
insane
6.
produced without being planted or without human labor
Examples
« wild strawberries »
Synonyms
unplanted
7.
located in a dismal or remote area
Examples
« desolate »
« a desert island »
« a godforsaken wilderness crossroads »
« a wild stretch of land »
« waste places »
Synonyms
inhospitable
8.
without civilizing influences
Examples
« barbarian invaders »
« barbaric practices »
« a savage people »
« fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient-Margaret Meade »
« wild tribes »
Synonyms
noncivilized
noncivilised
9.
(of the elements) as if showing violent anger
Examples
« angry clouds on the horizon »
« furious winds »
« the raging sea »
Synonyms
stormy
Adverb
wild
Definitions
1.
in an uncontrolled and rampant manner
Examples
« weeds grew rampantly around here »
2.
in a wild or undomesticated manner
Examples
« growing wild »
« roaming wild »
Noun
wild
Definitions
1.
a wild primitive state untouched by civilization
Examples
« he lived in the wild »
2.
a wild and uninhabited area
Qualitative Adjective
wild
Etymology
Old English wilde, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German wild
Definitions
1.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
Examples
« wild ideas »
« wild talk »
« wild originality »
« wild parties »
Synonyms
chaotic
disorderly
delirious
excited
frantic
mad
unrestrained
frenzied
manic
Antonyms
tame
2.
in a natural state
Examples
« not tamed or domesticated or cultivated »
« wild geese »
« edible wild plants »
Synonyms
feral
ferine
savage
unbroken
undomesticated
Antonyms
tame
tamed
See also
intractable