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Synonyms for WILD
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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:
wild, 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"
Synonyms:
state of nature, natural state, wilderness, wildAntonyms:
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"
Synonyms:
furious, waste, wild, 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, wild, 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, wild, 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, wild, 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, wild, 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"
Synonyms:
raging, marvelous, gaga, rattling(a), violent, untamed, unfounded, wondrous, wonderful, grand, marvellous, tremendous, godforsaken, dotty, hazardous, uncivilised, uncivilized, waste, baseless, risky, angry, fantastical, idle, wild, 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, wild, 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, wild, 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, wild, 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, wild, 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"
Antonyms:
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
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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?
In many places where wild horses and burros roam, virtually no vegetation was produced in the spring and early summer growing seasons.
They always burned out and they were never transmitted long distances repeatedly by wild birds.
The great end of all human industry, is the attainment of happiness. For this were arts invented, sciences cultivated, laws ordained, and societies modelled, by the most profound wisdom of patriots and legislators. Even the lonely savage, who lies exposed to the inclemency of the elements and the fury of wild beasts, forgets not, for a moment, this grand object, of his being.
I think that Asia is an unknown land, the samples are amazing, they are wild, they are variable and I think in the next few years we are going to have surprises because they have a lot to say not only about Asian study but about the main stories that we have been talking about (regarding) human evolution.
In the 21st century we expect that people would understand that wild animals are not harmful and that their role is to act according to nature, we hope that the Lebanese will take care of him and release him.
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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