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Type Words
Synonyms rampantly
Type Words
Synonyms barbarian, barbaric, savage, uncivilised, uncivilized
Derivation wildness


wild tribes.
Type Words
Synonyms natural state, state of nature
Type of state
Has types crudity, primitiveness, primitivism, rudeness, crudeness


he lived in the wild.
they collected mushrooms in the wild.
Type Words
Synonyms baseless, groundless, idle, unfounded, unwarranted
Type Words
Synonyms untamed
Derivation wilderness


wild geese.
edible wild plants.
Type Words
Synonyms fantastic
Type Words
Synonyms wilderness
Type of geographic region, geographical region, geographic area, geographical area
Has types barren, bush, frontier, waste, wasteland


it was a wilderness preserved for the hawks and mountaineers.
Type Words
Synonyms raving mad
Type Words
Synonyms hazardous, risky


a wild financial scheme.
Type Words
Synonyms godforsaken, waste
Derivation wilderness


a godforsaken wilderness crossroads.
a wild stretch of land.
Type Words
Synonyms angry, furious, raging, tempestuous
Derivation wildness
Type Words
Synonyms crazy, dotty, gaga
Type Words
Synonyms violent
Derivation wildness


wild colors.
wild shouts.
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a wild bullet.
he threw a wild pitch.
Type Words
Derivation wildness


wild with anger.
wild with grief.
Type Words
Derivation wildness


wild talk.
wild parties.
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growing wild.
roaming wild.

Examples of wild

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They are seven games behind wild-card co-leaders Philadelphia and San Francisco.
From the newsday.com
The Nooksack wild fish escapement goal, which feeds bald eagles, is 18,000 fish.
From the thenewstribune.com
Back in his home state, he went wild and basically saved the first half for SLU.
From the stltoday.com
We have chickens and wild goats around us, and a rooster wakes us every morning.
From the online.wsj.com
Due to its morphology and behaviour, the wild boar is a champion seed disperser.
From the sciencedaily.com
Ryan Strieby followed with a single to center and got to second on a wild pitch.
From the freep.com
Cooley won, 82-77, and its cheering section went wild, chanting the school name.
From the freep.com
If, however, a wild, contrary call proves right, the rewards can be spectacular.
From the businessweek.com
There are twice as many tigers in captivity in the U.S. as are left in the wild.
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More examples
  • A wild primitive state untouched by civilization; "he lived in the wild"; "they collected mushrooms in the wild"
  • Marked by extreme lack of restraint or control; "wild talk"; "wild parties"
  • Rampantly: in an uncontrolled and rampant manner; "weeds grew rampantly around here"
  • In a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated; "wild geese"; "edible wild plants"
  • In a wild or undomesticated manner; "growing wild"; "roaming wild"
  • Wilderness: a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition; "it was a wilderness preserved for the hawks and mountaineers"
  • Erasure's 1989 album Wild! is their fourth full-length studio album. It is generally considered the "official" follow-up album to their 1988 breakthrough The Innocents, discounting the Crackers International EP which had come out one year earlier. ...
  • Wild is the fifth full-length studio album by British Pagan rock band Inkubus Sukkubus.
  • WILD 1090 AM is a radio station licensed to Boston, Massachusetts. It broadcasts on 1090 kHz and is the Boston affiliate for Radio One's African American-targeted news/talk network, featuring hosts including Warren Ballentine, and Al Sharpton. ...