Synonyms for wild
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Not controlled
unrestrained, unmanageable, boisterous; see disorderly 1, unruly.
Uncivilized
barbarous, savage, undomesticated; see primitive 3.
Not cultivated
luxuriant, lush, exuberant, dense, excessive, desolate, waste, desert, weedy, untrimmed, impenetrable, uninhabited, native, natural, untouched, virgin, overgrown, uncultivated, untilled, uncared for, neglected, overrun, free, rampant, untamed.
Undomesticated
untamed, untrained, unbroken, not housebroken.
Inaccurate
erratic, off, unsound; see mistaken 1, wrong 2.
Stormy
disturbed, raging, storming; see turbulent.
Excited
hot, eager, avid; see excited.
Dissolute
unbridled, loose, licentious, profligate, orgiastic; see also lewd 2.
Imprudent
reckless, foolish, incautious; see careless 1, rash.
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See wild in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
adjective
In a primitive state; not domesticated or cultivated; produced by nature:
native, natural, rough, uncultivated, undomesticated, untamed. See wildOf or relating to wild animals:
feral, savage. See wildNot civilized:
barbarian, barbaric, barbarous, primitive, rude, savage, uncivilized, uncultivated, uncultured. (Archaic) uncivil. See culture, wildNot submitting to discipline or control:
disorderly, fractious, indocile, intractable, lawless, obstinate, obstreperous, recalcitrant, refractory, uncontrollable, undisciplined, ungovernable, unmanageable, unruly, untoward. Idiom: out of line. See control, order, peace, resistLacking in moral restraint:
abandoned, dissipated, dissolute, fast, gay, incontinent, licentious, profligate, rakish, unbridled, unconstrained, uncontrolled, ungoverned, uninhibited, unrestrained, wanton. See restraintMarked by extreme excitement, confusion, or agitation:
delirious, frantic, frenetic, frenzied, mad. (Archaic) madding. See calmViolently disturbed or agitated, as by storms:
dirty, heavy, raging, roiled, roily, rough, rugged, stormy, tempestuous, tumultuous, turbulent, ugly, violent. See calm
noun
An uninhabited region left in its natural state:
bush, wilderness, wildness. See wild
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