Wild

Quick meaning: Wild is an adjective meaning Untamed; not domesticated.

Meaning

Untamed; not domesticated.

More Meanings

1. From or relating to wild creatures.
2. Unrestrained or uninhibited.
3. Raucous, unruly, or licentious.
4. (electrical engineering) Of unregulated and varying frequency.
5. Visibly and overtly anxious; frantic.
6. Furious; very angry.
7. Disheveled, tangled, or untidy.

Example Sentences

Her mother was wild with fear when she didn't return home after the party.

I was filled with wild rage when I discovered the infidelity, and punched a hole in the wall.

The fraternity was infamous for its wild parties, which frequently resulted in police involvement.

Forgive these wild and wandering cries, ⁠Confusions of a wasted youth; ⁠Forgive them where they fail in truth, And in thy wisdom make me wise.

Word Forms

• wilder
• wildest
• wilde
• wilds
• wilding
• wilded

Synonyms for wild

Depending on context, synonyms include ferine, indomite, savage, tameless, uplandish, untamed.

Antonyms for wild

Common opposites include broken, docile, domesticated, tame, tamed.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include untamed, savage, waste, barbarian, uncivilized, delirious.

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