wild

Meanings

• a wild primitive state untouched by civilization
  • "he lived in the wild"
  • "they collected mushrooms in the wild"
• a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition
  • "it was a wilderness preserved for the hawks and mountaineers"
• marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
  • "wild talk"
  • "wild parties"
• in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated
  • "wild geese"
  • "edible wild plants"
• in a state of extreme emotion
  • "wild with anger"
  • "wild with grief"
• deviating widely from an intended course
  • "a wild bullet"
  • "he threw a wild pitch"
• (of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud
  • "wild colors"
  • "wild shouts"
• without a basis in reason or fact
• talking or behaving irrationally
• involving risk or danger
  • "a wild financial scheme"
• fanciful and unrealistic; foolish
• located in a dismal or remote area; desolate
  • "a godforsaken wilderness crossroads"
  • "a wild stretch of land"
• intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with
• without civilizing influences; ; ; ; -Margaret Meade
  • "wild tribes"
• (of the elements) as if showing violent anger
• in an uncontrolled and rampant manner
• in a wild or undomesticated manner
  • "growing wild"
  • "roaming wild"

Synonyms

angry, barbarian, barbaric, baseless, crazy, dotty, fantastic, furious, gaga, godforsaken, groundless, hazardous, idle, natural state, raging, rampantly, raving mad, risky, savage, state of nature, tempestuous, uncivilised, uncivilized, unfounded, untamed, unwarranted, violent, waste, wilderness