wild in English dictionary

  • wild

    Meanings and definitions of "wild"

    • Untamed; not domesticated.
    • Unrestrained or uninhibited.
    • Raucous, unruly, or licentious.
    • Visibly and overtly anxious; frantic.
    • Disheveled, tangled, or untidy.
    • Enthusiastic.
    • Inaccurate.
    • (mathematics, of a knot) Not capable of being represented as a finite closed polygonal chain.
    • Inaccurately; not on target.
    • The undomesticated state of a wild animal
    • (chiefly in the plural) a wilderness
    • To commit random acts of assault, robbery, and rape in an urban setting, especially as a gang.
    • adjective
      Untamed; not domesticated.
    • adjective
      Unrestrained or uninhibited.
    • adjective
      Raucous, unruly, or licentious.
    • adjective
      Visibly and overtly anxious; frantic.
    • adjective
      Disheveled, tangled, or untidy.
    • adjective
      Enthusiastic.
    • adjective
      Inaccurate.
    • adjective
      Exposed to the wind and sea; unsheltered.
    • adjective
      (nautical)
      Hard to steer; said of a vessel.
    • adjective
      (mathematics, of a knot)
      Not capable of being represented as a finite closed polygonal chain.
    • adverb
      Inaccurately; not on target.
    • noun
      The undomesticated state of a wild animal
    • noun
      (chiefly in the plural)
      a wilderness
    • verb
      (intransitive, slang)
      To commit random acts of assault, robbery, and rape in an urban setting, especially as a gang.
    • Not controlled or not in compliance with the norms of good education or decency.
    • not domesticized; living on their own (almost) without human interference
    • Not domesticated or tamed.
    • wild (areas)
    • not domesticated or tamed
    • raucous, unruly, and savage
    • adjective
      deviating widely from an intended course; "a wild bullet"; "he threw a wild pitch"
    • adjective
      fanciful and unrealistic; foolish; "a fantastic idea of his own importance"
    • adjective
      intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with; "crazy about cars and racing"; "they are dotty about each other"; "gaga over the rock group's new album"
    • adjective
      involving risk or danger; "skydiving is a hazardous sport"; "extremely risky going out in the tide and fog"; "a wild financial scheme"
    • adjective
      in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated; "wild geese"; "edible wild plants"
    • adjective
      in a state of extreme emotion; "wild with anger"; "wild with grief"
    • adjective
      located in a dismal or remote area; desolate; "a desert island"; "a godforsaken wilderness crossroads"; "a wild stretch of land"; "waste places"
    • adjective
      marked by extreme lack of restraint or control; "wild talk"; "wild parties"
    • adjective
      (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"
    • adjective
      (of the elements) as if showing violent anger; "angry clouds on the horizon"; "furious winds"; "the raging sea"
    • adjective
      talking or behaving irrationally; "a raving lunatic"
    • adjective
      without a basis in reason or fact; "baseless gossip"; "the allegations proved groundless"; "idle fears"; "unfounded suspicions"; "unwarranted jealousy"
    • adjective
      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"
    • adverb
      in an uncontrolled and rampant manner; "weeds grew rampantly around here"
    • adverb
      in a wild or undomesticated manner; "growing wild"; "roaming wild"
    • noun
      a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition; "it was a wilderness preserved for the hawks and mountaineers"
    • noun
      a wild primitive state untouched by civilization; "he lived in the wild"; "they collected mushrooms in the wild"

    Synonyms of "wild" in English dictionary

    raving mad, manic, baseless are the top synonyms of "wild" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "wild" in English dictionary

    tame is the antonym of "wild" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of wild

    • wild ( third-person singular simple present wilds, present participle wilding, simple past and past participle wilded)
    • wild ( comparative wilder, superlative wildest)
    • wild ( plural  wilds)
    • wild ( comparative more wild, superlative most wild)
    • wild (comparative wilder, superlative wildest)
    • wild (comparative more wild, superlative most wild)
    • wild (plural wilds)
    • wild (third-person singular simple present wilds, present participle wilding, simple past and past participle wilded)
  • Wild

    Meanings and definitions of "wild"

    • A surname for a wild person, or for someone living in uncultivated land.
    • proper
      A surname originally referring to a wild person, or for someone living in uncultivated land.
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