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wild
Based on little or no evidence or probability; unfounded:
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  1. Based on little or no evidence or probability; unfounded:
  2. Occurring, growing, or living in a natural state; not domesticated, cultivated, or tamed:
  3. Characterized by a lack of moral restraint; dissolute or licentious:
untamed
Wild, uncontrolled, especially of animals not domesticated or trained to human contact.
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  1. Wild, uncontrolled, especially of animals not domesticated or trained to human contact.
uncivilized
Not civilized; barbarous; unenlightened
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  1. Not civilized; barbarous; unenlightened
  2. Used to describe people who display a marked lack of manners as defined by a given culture.
  3. Crude, barbarous, wild, uncultured.
savage
Without civilization; primitive; barbarous
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  1. Without civilization; primitive; barbarous
  2. Not domesticated or cultivated; wild:
  3. Wild, uncultivated, rugged, etc.
native
Of, belonging to, or characteristic of such inhabitants:
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  1. Of, belonging to, or characteristic of such inhabitants:
  2. Natural, unaltered, or unadorned:
  3. Being such by birth or origin:
uncultivated
Inadequately educated; lacking art or knowledge; unrefined; uncultured; uncivilized.
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  1. Inadequately educated; lacking art or knowledge; unrefined; uncultured; uncivilized.
  2. Not cultivated by standard agricultural methods:
  3. Not cultivated by agricultural methods; not prepared for cultivation.
barbarous
Characteristic of barbarians; primitive or lacking in civilization
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  1. Characteristic of barbarians; primitive or lacking in civilization
  2. Marked by the use or occurrence of barbarisms in spoken or written language.
  3. (Obs.) Foreign or alien; in the ancient world, non-Greek, non-Roman, or non-Christian
fierce
Of a violently cruel nature; savage; wild
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  1. Of a violently cruel nature; savage; wild
  2. Extremely powerful or destructive:
  3. Hostile and violent, especially by nature or temperament; ferocious:
violent
Showing, or resulting from, strong feeling or emotion; vehement; furious
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  1. Showing, or resulting from, strong feeling or emotion; vehement; furious
  2. Causing or intending to cause damage, injury, or death, often when involving great force:
  3. Characterized by extreme emotion, especially anger:
turbulent
Marked by or causing turmoil; unruly or boisterous
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  1. Marked by or causing turmoil; unruly or boisterous
  2. Moving rapidly or violently:
  3. Full of commotion or wild disorder
unpeaceful
Not peaceful, the opposite of peaceful.
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  1. Not peaceful, the opposite of peaceful.
tempestuous
Of, relating to, or resembling a tempest:
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  1. Of, relating to, or resembling a tempest:
  2. Characterized by violent emotions or actions; tumultuous:
  3. Violent; turbulent
disordered
Put out of order; jumbled
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  1. Put out of order; jumbled
  2. Being in a condition of confusion or disarray.
  3. Chaotic; without clear order; in a state of disorder.
agitated
Shaken; perturbed; excited
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  1. Shaken; perturbed; excited
disturbed
Mentally or emotionally upset or unbalanced
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  1. Mentally or emotionally upset or unbalanced
  2. Being or resulting from being emotionally or mentally troubled:
  3. Unsettled, broken up, or altered in structure or function:
warlike
Martial, bellicose or militaristic.
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  1. Martial, bellicose or militaristic.
  2. Fit for, fond of, or ready for war; bellicose; martial
  3. Hostile and belligerent.
insurgent
Rising up against established authority; rebellious
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  1. Rising up against established authority; rebellious
  2. Designating or of a faction in revolt against the leadership of a political party
  3. Designating or of a revolt or rebellion not well enough organized to be recognized in international law as belligerency
mutinous
Likely to commit mutiny.
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  1. Likely to commit mutiny.
  2. Unruly; disaffected:
  3. Like or characteristic of mutiny
riotous
Engaging in rioting or inciting to riot
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  1. Engaging in rioting or inciting to riot
  2. Having the nature of a riot
  3. Without restraint; disorderly; boisterous
ungovernable
Not governable
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  1. Not governable
  2. Incapable of being governed, restrained, or controlled.
  3. That cannot be governed or controlled; unruly, wild, etc.
nihilistic
Of or relating to nihilism.
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  1. Of or relating to nihilism.
nonconformist
Not following established customs, beliefs, etc.
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  1. Not following established customs, beliefs, etc.
unorthodox
Breaking with convention or tradition; not orthodox.
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  1. Breaking with convention or tradition; not orthodox.
  2. Unusual, unconventional, or idiosyncratic
seditious
Given to, engaging in, or promoting sedition.
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  1. Given to, engaging in, or promoting sedition.
  2. Of, relating to, or having the nature of sedition:
  3. Of, like, or constituting sedition
traitorous
(Law) Constituting treason; treasonable or seditious
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  1. (Law) Constituting treason; treasonable or seditious
  2. Of, or having the nature of, a traitor; treacherous; faithless
  3. Having the character of a traitor; disloyal
recusant
Of or like a recusant
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  1. Of or like a recusant
contumacious
Obstinately disobedient or rebellious; insubordinate.
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  1. Obstinately disobedient or rebellious; insubordinate.
  2. Obstinately resisting authority; insubordinate; disobedient
revolutionary
Of or pertaining to a revolution in government; tending to, or promoting, revolution; as, revolutionary war; revolutionary measures; revolutionary agitators.
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  1. Of or pertaining to a revolution in government; tending to, or promoting, revolution; as, revolutionary war; revolutionary measures; revolutionary agitators.
  2. (Advertising) pertaining to something that portends of great change; overthrowing a standing mindset
  3. Marked by or resulting in radical change:
insubordinate
Contumacious
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  1. Contumacious
  2. Not submissive to authority:
  3. Not submitting to authority; intractable, insolent, disobedient, etc.
disobedient
Not obedient.
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  1. Not obedient.
  2. Not obedient; refusing or failing to obey; insubordinate; refractory
piratical
Of, pertaining to, or similar to pirates
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  1. Of, pertaining to, or similar to pirates
tyrannous
Characterized by tyranny; despotic.
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  1. Characterized by tyranny; despotic.
  2. Tyrannical, despotic or oppressive
  3. Tyrannical; despotic, oppressive, unjust, etc.
anarchic
Of, like, or supporting anarchy:
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  1. Of, like, or supporting anarchy:
  2. Likely to produce or result in anarchy.
  3. Chaotic, without law or order.
heterodox
Not in agreement with accepted beliefs, especially in church doctrine or dogma.
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  1. Not in agreement with accepted beliefs, especially in church doctrine or dogma.
  2. Holding unorthodox opinions.
  3. Departing from or opposed to the usual beliefs or established doctrines, esp. in religion; inclining toward heresy; unorthodox
despotic
Of or pertaining to a despot or tyrant.
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  1. Of or pertaining to a despot or tyrant.
  2. Acting or ruling as a despot, tyrannical.
  3. Of or like a despot; autocratic; tyrannical
bad
Immoral or evil.
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  1. Immoral or evil.
  2. Full of or exhibiting faults or errors:
  3. Being in poor condition; diseased:
criminal
Having the nature of crime; being a crime
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  1. Having the nature of crime; being a crime
  2. Shameful; disgraceful:
  3. Of, involving, or having the nature of crime:
evil
Characterized by anger or spite; malicious:
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  1. Characterized by anger or spite; malicious:
  2. Bad or blameworthy by report; infamous:
  3. Morally bad or wrong; wicked:
defiant
Boldly resisting opposition.
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  1. Boldly resisting opposition.
  2. Marked by defiance; boldly resisting.
  3. Full of defiance; openly and boldly resisting
rude
Crude, unfinished, or made with limited skill:
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  1. Crude, unfinished, or made with limited skill:
  2. Ill-mannered, discourteous, or insulting:
  3. Having or showing little skill or development; primitive
recalcitrant
Resistant to chemical decomposition; decomposing extremely slowly.
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  1. Resistant to chemical decomposition; decomposing extremely slowly.
  2. Refusing to obey authority, custom, regulation, etc.; stubbornly defiant
  3. Difficult to manage or deal with:
refractory
Resistant to treatment:
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  1. Resistant to treatment:
  2. Having a high melting point. Ceramics that are made from clay and minerals are often refractory, as are metal oxides and carbides. Refractory materials are often used as liners in furnaces.
  3. Difficult to melt or work; resistant to heat:
transgressive
Of or constituting a transgression; specif., designed to challenge conventional ideas, beliefs, etc.
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  1. Of or constituting a transgression; specif., designed to challenge conventional ideas, beliefs, etc.
  2. Exceeding a limit or boundary, especially of social acceptability.
  3. Of or relating to a genre of fiction, filmmaking, or art characterized by graphic depictions of behavior that violate socially acceptable norms, often involving violence, drug use, and sexual deviancy.
illegal
Not authorized or sanctioned, as by rules
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  1. Not authorized or sanctioned, as by rules
  2. Prohibited by official rules:
  3. Unacceptable to or not performable by a computer:
illegitimate
Being against the law; illegal:
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  1. Being against the law; illegal:
  2. Being against established or accepted rules and standards:
  3. Wrongful or unlawful.
illicit
(Linguistics) Improperly formed; ungrammatical.
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  1. (Linguistics) Improperly formed; ungrammatical.
  2. Not allowed by law, custom, rule, etc.; unlawful; improper; prohibited; unauthorized
unlawful
Contrary to accepted morality or convention; illicit.
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  1. Contrary to accepted morality or convention; illicit.
  2. Not authorized by law; illegal.
  3. Not lawful; illegal.
wrongful
Wrong or unjust:
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  1. Wrong or unjust:
  2. Full of wrong; unjust or injurious
  3. Without legal right; unlawful
criminal
Shameful; disgraceful:
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  1. Shameful; disgraceful:
  2. Of, involving, or having the nature of crime:
  3. Characteristic of a criminal.
illegal
Not authorized or sanctioned, as by rules
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  1. Not authorized or sanctioned, as by rules
  2. Unacceptable to or not performable by a computer:
  3. Prohibited by law; against the law; unlawful; illicit
illegitimate
Being against established or accepted rules and standards:
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  1. Being against established or accepted rules and standards:
  2. Wrongful or unlawful.
  3. Being against the law; illegal:
illicit
(Linguistics) Improperly formed; ungrammatical.
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  1. (Linguistics) Improperly formed; ungrammatical.
  2. Not sanctioned by custom or law; improper or unlawful.
unlawful
Against moral or ethical standards; immoral
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  1. Against moral or ethical standards; immoral
  2. Not lawful; illegal.
  3. Punishable under criminal law.
wrongful
Wrong or unjust:
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  1. Wrong or unjust:
  2. Full of wrong; unjust or injurious
  3. Without legal right; unlawful
disorderly
Not complying with the restraints of order and law; unruly; lawless.
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  1. Not complying with the restraints of order and law; unruly; lawless.
  2. (Law) Offensive to good morals and public decency.
  3. Not in order; marked by disorder or disarray.
fractious
Peevish; irritable; cross
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  1. Peevish; irritable; cross
  2. Given to troublemaking
  3. Having a peevish nature; cranky.
indocile
Resistant to authority or discipline; recalcitrant.
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  1. Resistant to authority or discipline; recalcitrant.
  2. Not docile; difficult to manage or discipline
intractable
Hard to work, manipulate, cure, treat, etc.
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  1. Hard to work, manipulate, cure, treat, etc.
  2. Difficult to manage, deal with, or change to an acceptable condition:
  3. Not tractable or to be drawn or guided by persuasion; not easily governed, managed, or directed; uncontrollable; incurable; violent; stubborn; obstinate.
obstinate
Stubbornly adhering to an attitude, opinion, or course of action; obdurate.
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  1. Stubbornly adhering to an attitude, opinion, or course of action; obdurate.
  2. Not easily subdued, ended, etc.
  3. Difficult to manage, control, or treat:
obstreperous
Noisily unruly or defiant:
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  1. Noisily unruly or defiant:
  2. Noisy, boisterous, or unruly, esp. in resisting or opposing
recalcitrant
Difficult to manage or deal with:
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  1. Difficult to manage or deal with:
  2. Refusing to obey authority, custom, regulation, etc.; stubbornly defiant
  3. Resistant to chemical decomposition; decomposing extremely slowly.
refractory
Resistant to treatment:
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  1. Resistant to treatment:
  2. Difficult to melt or work; resistant to heat:
  3. Having a high melting point. Ceramics that are made from clay and minerals are often refractory, as are metal oxides and carbides. Refractory materials are often used as liners in furnaces.
uncontrollable
Not able to be controlled, contained or governed.
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  1. Not able to be controlled, contained or governed.
  2. Impossible to control or govern:
ungovernable
Not governable
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  1. Not governable
  2. Incapable of being governed, restrained, or controlled.
  3. That cannot be governed or controlled; unruly, wild, etc.
unmanageable
Not manageable; not readily submitting to handling or management; not easily restrained, governed, or directed; not controllable.
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  1. Not manageable; not readily submitting to handling or management; not easily restrained, governed, or directed; not controllable.
  2. Difficult or impossible to manage or control:
unruly
Difficult to keep in place or in order:
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  1. Difficult to keep in place or in order:
  2. Difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule:
  3. Wild; uncontrolled
untoward
Not favorable or fortunate; adverse, inauspicious, etc.
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  1. Not favorable or fortunate; adverse, inauspicious, etc.
  2. Inappropriate, improper, unseemly, etc.
  3. Unruly, troublesome.
wild
Risky; imprudent:
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  1. Risky; imprudent:
  2. Occurring, growing, or living in a natural state; not domesticated, cultivated, or tamed:
  3. Characterized by a lack of moral restraint; dissolute or licentious:
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  • Christianity is not a lawless but an excellent law-abiding faith.

  • It had been lawless and rebellious.

  • The wild and inaccessible character of the country, the fierce and lawless disposition of the people, the difficulties presented by their language and their complex social institutions, and the inability of the Turkish authorities to afford a safe conduct in the remoter districts, combine to render Albania almost unknown to the foreign traveller, and many of its geographical problems still remain unsolved.

  • With the assistance of these two counsellors he held in check the lawless, turbulent nobles, and ruled justly, to the satisfaction of the people, for fourteen years.

  • A more amiable and a more harmless man never lived; and this was much in that age of discordant passions and lawless licence.

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