wild

Adjective
  1. Marked by extreme lack of restraint or control (synset 302398903)
    "wild talk"; "wild parties"
    also: unquiet - characterized by unrest or disorder
    similar to:
  2. In a natural state;
    Not tamed or domesticated or cultivated (synset 302397788)
    "wild geese"; "edible wild plants"
    also: intractable - not tractable; difficult to manage or mold
    tells us about: wildness - an intractably barbarous or uncultivated state of nature
    similar to:
    same as: untamed
  3. In a state of extreme emotion (synset 301731535)
    "wild with anger"; "wild with grief"
    similar to: passionate - having or expressing strong emotions
  4. Deviating widely from an intended course (synset 300604294)
    "a wild bullet"; "he threw a wild pitch"
    similar to: uncontrolled - not being under control; out of control
  5. (of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud (synset 301518224)
    "a violent clash of colors"; "her dress was a violent red"; "a violent noise"; "wild colors"; "wild shouts"
    similar to: intense - possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
    same as: violent
  6. Without a basis in reason or fact (synset 302361767)
    "baseless gossip"; "the allegations proved groundless"; "idle fears"; "unfounded suspicions"; "unwarranted jealousy"
    similar to: unsupported - not sustained or maintained by nonmaterial aid
    same as: baseless, groundless, idle, unfounded, unwarranted
  7. Talking or behaving irrationally (synset 302084755)
    "a raving lunatic"
    similar to: insane - afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement
    same as: raving mad
  8. Involving risk or danger (synset 302067215)
    "skydiving is a hazardous sport"; "extremely risky going out in the tide and fog"; "a wild financial scheme"
    similar to: dangerous, unsafe - involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
    same as: hazardous, risky
  9. Fanciful and unrealistic;
    Foolish (synset 301949349)
    "a fantastic idea of his own importance"
    similar to: unrealistic - not realistic
    same as: fantastic
  10. Located in a dismal or remote area;
    Desolate (synset 301245976)
    "a desert island"; "a godforsaken wilderness crossroads"; "a wild stretch of land"; "waste places"
    similar to: inhospitable - unfavorable to life or growth
    same as: godforsaken, waste
  11. Intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with (synset 300889690)
    "crazy about cars and racing"; "they are dotty about each other"; "gaga over the rock group's new album"
    domain usage: colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
    similar to: enthusiastic - having or showing great excitement and interest
    same as: crazy, dotty, gaga
  12. Without civilizing influences (synset 300413865)
    "barbarian invaders"; "barbaric practices"; "a savage people"; "fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient"; "wild tribes"
    similar to: noncivilised, noncivilized - not having a high state of culture and social development
    same as: barbarian, barbaric, savage, uncivilised, uncivilized
  13. (of the elements) as if showing violent anger (synset 300304943)
    "angry clouds on the horizon"; "furious winds"; "the raging sea"
    similar to: stormy - (especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion
    same as: angry, furious, raging, tempestuous
Noun
  1. A wild primitive state untouched by civilization (synset 113962386)
    "he lived in the wild"; "they collected mushrooms in the wild"
    is a type of: state - the way something is with respect to its main attributes
    subtypes: crudeness, crudity, primitiveness, primitivism, rudeness - a wild or unrefined state
    same as: natural state, state of nature
  2. A wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition (synset 108701286)
    "it was a wilderness preserved for the hawks and mountaineers"
    is a type of: geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region - a demarcated area of the Earth
    subtypes:
    • barren, waste, wasteland - an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation
    • bush - a large wilderness area
    • frontier - a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country
    same as: wilderness
Adverb
  1. In an uncontrolled and rampant manner (synset 400441150)
    "weeds grew rampantly around here"
    same as: rampantly
  2. In a wild or undomesticated manner (synset 400176356)
    "growing wild"; "roaming wild"

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