Noun | 1. | wild - a wild primitive state untouched by civilization; "he lived in the wild" Synonyms: natural state, state of nature |
2. | wild - a wild and uninhabited area Synonyms: wilderness | |
Adj. | 1. | wild - marked by extreme lack of restraint or control; "wild ideas"; "wild talk"; "wild originality"; "wild parties" Antonyms: tame - very restrained or quiet; "a tame Christmas party"; "she was one of the tamest and most abject creatures imaginable with no will or power to act but as directed" |
2. | wild - in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated; "wild geese"; "edible wild plants" Synonyms: untamed | |
3. | wild - in a state of extreme emotion; "wild with anger"; "wild with grief" | |
4. | wild - deviating widely from an intended course; "a wild bullet"; "a wild pitch" | |
5. | wild - (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" Synonyms: violent | |
6. | wild - not subjected to control or restraint; "a piano played with a wild exuberance"- Louis Bromfield | |
7. | wild - talking or behaving irrationally; "a raving lunatic" Synonyms: raving, raving mad | |
8. | wild - produced without being planted or without human labor; "wild strawberries" Synonyms: spontaneous | |
9. | wild - located in a dismal or remote area; desolate; "a desert island"; "a godforsaken wilderness crossroads"; "a wild stretch of land"; "waste places" | |
10. | wild - 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" | |
11. | wild - (of the elements) as if showing violent anger; "angry clouds on the horizon"; "furious winds"; "the raging sea" | |
Adv. | 1. | wild - in an uncontrolled and rampant manner; "weeds grew rampantly around here" Synonyms: rampantly |
2. | wild - in a wild or undomesticated manner; "growing wild"; "roaming wild" |