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Synonyms for wild
waɪldwild
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wildadjective
Antonyms:
tame
English Synonyms and Antonyms
wild
That is absurd which is contrary to the first principles of reasoning; as, that a part should be greater than the whole is absurd. A paradoxical statement appears at first thought contradictory or absurd, while it may be really true. Anything is irrational when clearly contrary to sound reason, foolish when contrary to practical good sense, silly when petty and contemptible in its folly, erroneous when containing error that vitiates the result, unreasonable when there seems a perverse bias or an intent to go wrong. Monstrous and preposterous refer to what is overwhelmingly absurd; as, "O monstrous! eleven buckram men grown out of two,"
Shakespeare 1 King Henry IV, act ii, sc. 4. The ridiculous or the nonsensical is worthy only to be laughed at. The lunatic's claim to be a king is ridiculous; the Mother Goose rimes are nonsensical. Compare INCONGRUOUS.Synonyms:
absurd, anomalous, chimerical, erroneous, false, foolish, ill-advised, ill-considered, ill-judged, inconclusive, incorrect, infatuated, irrational, ludicrous, mistaken, monstrous, nonsensical, paradoxical, preposterous, ridiculous, senseless, stupid, unreasonableAntonyms:
certain, consistent, demonstrable, demonstrated, established, incontestable, incontrovertible, indisputable, indubitable, infallible, logical, rational, reasonable, sagacious, sensible, sound, substantial, true, undeniable, unquestionable, wise
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
wild
Synonyms:
untamed, undomesticated, uncultivated, uninhabited, desert, savage, uncivilized, unrefined, rude, ferocious, untrained, violent, ferine, loose, disorderly, turbulent, ungoverned, inordinate, disorderly, chimerical, visionary, incoherent, raving, distracted, haggardAntonyms:
tame, domesticated, cultivated, inhabited, frequented, populous, civilized, polite, refined, reclaimed, gentle, mild, subdued, regulated, orderly, rational, collected, coherent, sane, sober, sensible, calm, trim
Princeton's WordNet
wild, natural state, state of naturenoun
a wild primitive state untouched by civilization
"he lived in the wild"; "they collected mushrooms in the wild"
Synonyms:
natural state, wilderness, state of natureAntonyms:
tamed, domestic, docile, broken, domesticated, sane, gentle, subdued, supported, civilized, passionless, civilised, tame, mild, cultivated, broken in, safe, realistic, calm, unenthusiastic, hospitable, controlledwilderness, wildadjective
a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition
"it was a wilderness preserved for the hawks and mountaineers"
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state of nature, natural state, wildernessAntonyms:
calm, sane, domesticated, broken, hospitable, civilised, mild, civilized, tamed, controlled, gentle, tame, domestic, realistic, docile, unenthusiastic, broken in, supported, safe, passionless, cultivated, subduedwildadjective
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
"wild talk"; "wild parties"
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furious, waste, dotty, savage, risky, barbarian, tempestuous, raving mad, violent, idle, hazardous, uncivilised, fantastic, untamed, raging, groundless, angry, barbaric, crazy, godforsaken, unfounded, baseless, uncivilized, gaga, unwarrantedAntonyms:
subdued, supported, tamed, passionless, cultivated, civilised, gentle, broken, civilized, tame, calm, controlled, domesticated, hospitable, realistic, mild, docile, unenthusiastic, broken in, domestic, sane, safewild, untamedadjective
in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated
"wild geese"; "edible wild plants"
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furious, waste, dotty, savage, risky, barbarian, tempestuous, raving mad, violent, idle, hazardous, uncivilised, fantastic, untamed, raging, groundless, angry, barbaric, crazy, godforsaken, unfounded, baseless, uncivilized, gaga, unwarrantedAntonyms:
hospitable, subdued, tame, supported, safe, unenthusiastic, mild, civilized, controlled, domesticated, domestic, calm, realistic, cultivated, broken in, broken, sane, civilised, gentle, passionless, docile, tamedwildadjective
in a state of extreme emotion
"wild with anger"; "wild with grief"
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furious, waste, dotty, savage, risky, barbarian, tempestuous, raving mad, violent, idle, hazardous, uncivilised, fantastic, untamed, raging, groundless, angry, barbaric, crazy, godforsaken, unfounded, baseless, uncivilized, gaga, unwarrantedAntonyms:
tame, passionless, broken in, tamed, sane, mild, civilized, broken, docile, controlled, realistic, calm, supported, domestic, hospitable, domesticated, civilised, safe, unenthusiastic, cultivated, gentle, subduedwildadjective
deviating widely from an intended course
"a wild bullet"; "he threw a wild pitch"
Synonyms:
furious, waste, dotty, savage, risky, barbarian, tempestuous, raving mad, violent, idle, hazardous, uncivilised, fantastic, untamed, raging, groundless, angry, barbaric, crazy, godforsaken, unfounded, baseless, uncivilized, gaga, unwarrantedAntonyms:
calm, supported, tamed, broken in, domesticated, subdued, controlled, domestic, passionless, gentle, realistic, tame, safe, cultivated, sane, civilized, hospitable, unenthusiastic, broken, civilised, mild, docileviolent, wildadjective
(of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud
"a violent clash of colors"; "her dress was a violent red"; "a violent noise"; "wild colors"; "wild shouts"
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unfounded, trigger-happy, dotty, uncivilised, savage, red, angry, crimson, barbarian, tempestuous, furious, risky, violent, idle, fierce, waste, hazardous, vehement, fantastic, raving mad, raging, groundless, tearing, barbaric, gaga, crazy, godforsaken, untamed, baseless, uncivilized, unwarrantedAntonyms:
supported, gentle, cultivated, domesticated, tamed, mild, safe, domestic, docile, controlled, sane, tame, unenthusiastic, broken in, calm, civilized, passionless, realistic, hospitable, civilised, broken, subduedbaseless, groundless, idle, unfounded, unwarranted, wildadjective
without a basis in reason or fact
"baseless gossip"; "the allegations proved groundless"; "idle fears"; "unfounded suspicions"; "unwarranted jealousy"
Synonyms:
insupportable, jobless, gaga, raging, violent, untamed, unfounded, unwarrantable, dead, out of work, hazardous, tempestuous, undue, indefensible, godforsaken, dotty, unjustified, uncivilised, uncivilized, waste, baseless, risky, angry, idle, savage, fantastic, barbarian, unjustifiable, crazy, raving mad, unused, groundless, barbaric, furious, light, unwarranted, looseAntonyms:
mild, broken, cultivated, domesticated, civilised, hospitable, subdued, passionless, controlled, supported, broken in, sane, tamed, safe, civilized, docile, unenthusiastic, tame, gentle, domestic, realistic, calmraving mad, wildadjective
talking or behaving irrationally
"a raving lunatic"
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furious, waste, dotty, savage, risky, barbarian, tempestuous, raving mad, violent, idle, hazardous, uncivilised, fantastic, untamed, raging, groundless, angry, barbaric, crazy, godforsaken, unfounded, baseless, uncivilized, gaga, unwarrantedAntonyms:
docile, realistic, controlled, domestic, supported, cultivated, passionless, mild, tame, safe, calm, civilised, broken in, hospitable, gentle, domesticated, civilized, broken, unenthusiastic, tamed, subdued, sanehazardous, risky, wildadjective
involving risk or danger
"skydiving is a hazardous sport"; "extremely risky going out in the tide and fog"; "a wild financial scheme"
Synonyms:
furious, waste, dotty, savage, risky, barbarian, bad, speculative, baseless, violent, untamed, idle, hazardous, uncivilised, fantastic, raving mad, raging, groundless, angry, barbaric, crazy, godforsaken, unfounded, high-risk, tempestuous, uncivilized, gaga, unwarrantedAntonyms:
tamed, tame, passionless, cultivated, docile, domestic, broken, mild, safe, controlled, broken in, sane, hospitable, supported, calm, unenthusiastic, subdued, realistic, civilized, civilised, gentle, domesticatedfantastic, wildadjective
fanciful and unrealistic; foolish
"a fantastic idea of his own importance"
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raging, marvelous, gaga, rattling(a), violent, untamed, unfounded, wondrous, wonderful, grand, marvellous, tremendous, godforsaken, dotty, hazardous, uncivilised, uncivilized, waste, baseless, risky, angry, fantastical, idle, groundless, grotesque, savage, fantastic, antic, terrific, crazy, raving mad, howling(a), barbarian, barbaric, furious, unwarranted, tempestuousAntonyms:
subdued, tame, civilised, broken in, civilized, unenthusiastic, realistic, controlled, hospitable, sane, tamed, calm, domestic, domesticated, mild, cultivated, supported, docile, gentle, safe, broken, passionlessgodforsaken, waste, wildadjective
located in a dismal or remote area; desolate
"a desert island"; "a godforsaken wilderness crossroads"; "a wild stretch of land"; "waste places"
Synonyms:
furious, waste, dotty, savage, risky, barbarian, tempestuous, raving mad, violent, idle, hazardous, uncivilised, fantastic, untamed, raging, groundless, angry, barbaric, crazy, godforsaken, unfounded, baseless, uncivilized, gaga, unwarrantedAntonyms:
realistic, sane, calm, civilized, docile, broken in, domestic, tamed, tame, civilised, safe, subdued, mild, supported, cultivated, gentle, hospitable, domesticated, passionless, controlled, broken, unenthusiasticcrazy, wild, dotty, gagaadjective
intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with
"crazy about cars and racing"; "he is potty about her"
Synonyms:
raging, round the bend, gaga, senile, nutty, buggy, doddering, brainsick, crackers, dotty, untamed, sick, unfounded, doddery, wacky, kooky, daft, bats, hazardous, unbalanced, nuts, unhinged, kookie, fruity, disturbed, softheaded, bonkers, godforsaken, uncivilised, cracked, haywire, uncivilized, half-baked, waste, baseless, risky, angry, idle, mad, barbarian, savage, fantastic, demented, screwball, loopy, violent, crazy, loco, raving mad, batty, loony, barmy, groundless, barbaric, around the bend, furious, balmy, unwarranted, tempestuous, whackyAntonyms:
hospitable, broken in, supported, tame, broken, cultivated, passionless, docile, civilized, domesticated, safe, tamed, subdued, realistic, gentle, unenthusiastic, sane, calm, controlled, mild, domestic, civilisedbarbarian, barbaric, savage, uncivilized, uncivilised, wildadjective
without civilizing influences
"barbarian invaders"; "barbaric practices"; "a savage people"; "fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient"-Margaret Meade; "wild tribes"
Synonyms:
raging, brutal, gaga, violent, dotty, untamed, unfounded, ferocious, fierce, cruel, tempestuous, fell, roughshod, ferine, godforsaken, uncivilised, hazardous, uncivilized, waste, baseless, risky, angry, idle, savage, fantastic, groundless, feral, vicious, crazy, raving mad, barbarian, barbaric, furious, unwarranted, barbarousAntonyms:
gentle, broken, sane, calm, civilized, docile, supported, unenthusiastic, tame, safe, passionless, tamed, realistic, broken in, civilised, controlled, mild, hospitable, domesticated, domestic, subdued, cultivatedangry, furious, raging, tempestuous, wildadverb
(of the elements) as if showing violent anger
"angry clouds on the horizon"; "furious winds"; "the raging sea"
Synonyms:
raging, stormy, hot, maddened, gaga, enraged, violent, untamed, unfounded, ferocious, fierce, hazardous, tempestuous, godforsaken, dotty, angered, uncivilised, uncivilized, waste, baseless, risky, angry, idle, infuriated, savage, fantastic, groundless, crazy, raving mad, barbarian, barbaric, furious, unwarrantedAntonyms:
gentle, realistic, docile, civilised, subdued, safe, domesticated, cultivated, tamed, domestic, tame, sane, supported, civilized, hospitable, passionless, mild, unenthusiastic, broken in, calm, controlled, brokenrampantly, wildadverb
in an uncontrolled and rampant manner
"weeds grew rampantly around here"
Synonyms:
rampantlyAntonyms:
hospitable, mild, controlled, realistic, gentle, calm, tamed, docile, passionless, broken, tame, subdued, civilized, unenthusiastic, domestic, broken in, cultivated, supported, safe, domesticated, civilised, sanewildadverb
in a wild or undomesticated manner
"growing wild"; "roaming wild"
Synonyms:
rampantlyAntonyms:
tame, domestic, gentle, subdued, passionless, realistic, cultivated, mild, docile, tamed, unenthusiastic, calm, broken in, controlled, domesticated, safe, sane, civilized, hospitable, supported, civilised, broken
Editors Contribution
undomestic
Dictionary of English Synonymes
wildadjective
Synonyms:
undomesticated, not tamewildadjective
Synonyms:
uncultivated, nativewildadjective
Synonyms:
uncivilized, savage, rude, ferocious, barbarous, unrefinedwildadjective
Synonyms:
impetuous, turbulent, irregular, violent, ungoverned, unrestrained, disorderly, furious, frantic, frenzied, outrageous, giddy, reckless, hare-brained, HARUM-SCARUMwildadjective
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fanciful, imaginary, extravagant, visionary, crazy, grotesque, strange, BIZARREwildnoun
Synonyms:
desert, WILDERNESS
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
wildadjective
Synonyms:
untamed, undomesticated, feral, ferine, desert, waste, uncultivated, uninhabited, savage, ferocious, barbarous, uncivilized, cannibal, unrestrained, violent, turbulent, tempestuous, riotous, wanton, uncontrolled, visionary, bizarre, grotesque, impracticable, agrarian, agrestial
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How to use wild in a sentence?
It was kind of more of a Wild West industry back a hundred years ago, and the technology wasn’t as sophisticated, people would just pump oil, and in some cases the ground would subside—fairly dramatically.
Yard turkeys, they’re wild but not really. They roost in the city limits and never get hunted. I’m afraid the birds we’re after won’t be quite that easy.
Amphibians are declining so rapidly that scientists are oftentimes describing new species from museum specimens because the animals have already gone extinct in the wild, and very recently.
The best advice is for people to leave wild animals alone, especially babies, because their parents are almost always nearby, anytime you take a baby wild animal in, you've made their situation worse.
Many of these private tiger owners aren't properly trained to care for wild animals, making the animals vulnerable to mistreatment and exploitation, often these facilities will allow public contact with the tigers, including photo ops and playtimes with tiger cubs.
Translations for wild
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- wildAfrikaans
- متوحشArabic
- vəhşiAzerbaijani
- дзікіBelarusian
- дивBulgarian
- salvatgeCatalan, Valencian
- divokýCzech
- vildDanish
- wildGerman
- άγριοςGreek
- sovaĝaEsperanto
- montaraz, fiero, salvajeSpanish
- metsikEstonian
- وحشیPersian
- villi, kesytönFinnish
- sauvageFrench
- fiáinIrish
- allaidh, fiadhaichScottish Gaelic
- जंगलीHindi
- vadHungarian
- վայրենի, վայրիArmenian
- liarIndonesian
- selvatico, selvaggioItalian
- פראיHebrew
- 野生Japanese
- ველურიGeorgian
- жабайыKazakh
- 야생Korean
- crudelis, saevus, silvestris, immanis, ferus, ferōxLatin
- wëllLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ປ່າLao
- taewao, mohoao, kuwaoMāori
- див, раздивен, разузденMacedonian
- liarMalay
- wildDutch
- villNorwegian
- sauvatge, salvatgeOccitan
- dzikiPolish
- silvestre, bravio, selvagemPortuguese
- sallqaQuechua
- sulvadi, selvadi, sulvedi, salvatg, salvadiRomansh
- sălbaticRomanian
- дикийRussian
- eremidu, spérdiu, spédriuSardinian
- neobuzdan, razuzdan, разуздан, divalj, необуздан, divljački, divlji, дивљачки, дивљи, диваљSerbo-Croatian
- divoký, divýSlovak
- divjiSlovene
- vildSwedish
- காட்டுTamil
- ป่าThai
- vahşiTurkish
- дикийUkrainian
- جنگلیUrdu
- hoang dãVietnamese
- ווילדYiddish
- 野生Chinese
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