Wild synonyms and antonyms
wīld
Category:
Part of speech:
Cruel; brutal
Characterized by or showing hostility; unforgiving:
Opaque, with good contrast between light and dark areas. Used of a photographic negative.
Not manageable; not readily submitting to handling or management; not easily restrained, governed, or directed; not controllable.
Highly excited with strong emotion or frustration; frenzied:
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Generous; liberal.
Very active and unpredictable; volatile:
Exceeding the usual bounds of something; extravagant; immoderate.
Inclined to make trouble; unruly.
control (related)
A standard of comparison for checking or verifying the results of an experiment. In an experiment to test the effectiveness of a new drug, for example, one group of subjects (the control group) receives an inactive substance or placebo , while a comparison group receives the drug being tested.
Noisy and lively; loud and exuberant
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Wildly excited or active; frantic; frenzied.
Characterized by violent emotions, passions, speech, or actions:
Full of unrestrained enthusiasm or joy:
Having a particular character by nature:
Wild, uncontrolled, especially of animals not domesticated or trained to human contact.
careless (related)
Unstudied or effortless:
Of or like a barbarian
Difficult to melt or work; resistant to heat:
Not controlled or held in check; immoderate:
Characterized by a rich growth of vegetation
Overspread with foliage
Of, relating to, or characteristic of an orgy.
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The definition of waste is a wild or uninhabited place.
Barren and uninhabited; desolate:
Full of or consisting of weeds:
Impossible to penetrate or enter:
Having no residents; not inhabited.
Not cultivated by standard agricultural methods:
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untilled
Of land, having not been tilled.
Not cared for or looked after; neglected
Not cultivated
Lacking training, not having been instructed in something.
Uninterrupted; continuous:
Gone away; on the way
Mentally or emotionally upset or unbalanced
(Archaic) Sharp; keen
Having or marked by keen interest and enthusiasm:
Unrestrained; uncontrolled
Morally unrestrained, esp. in sexual activity; lascivious
Given to or characterized by reckless waste; wildly extravagant:
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The definition of reckless is something that is done foolishly, carelessly, or without thinking about the consequences.
Embarrassed; abashed:
disorderly (related)
Not orderly; untidy; unsystematic
unruly (related)
Difficult to keep in place or in order:
primitive (related)
Characterized by simplicity or crudity; unsophisticated:
mistaken (related)
The definition of mistaken is someone or something that is wrong, misguided or based on faulty or incorrect information.
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wrong (related)
Contrary to conscience, morality, or law:
turbulent (related)
Being in, or causing, disturbance or unrest.
lewd (related)
Showing, or intended to excite, lust or sexual desire, esp. in an offensive way; lascivious
rash (related)
Resulting from or acting with ill-considered haste or boldness.
To become wild or undisciplined
Of, resembling, or having the habits of cannibals
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Exceeding the bounds of something; roving; hence, foreign.
Having an extreme, irrational zeal or enthusiasm for a specific cause
behaved (antonym)
disorderly
civilized (antonym)
Showing evidence of moral and intellectual advancement; humane, ethical, and reasonable:
Simple; natural; free from affectation
Lacking polish or finesse:
Of, relating to, or characteristic of barbarians.
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Having or showing little skill or development; primitive
Used to describe people who display a marked lack of manners as defined by a given culture.
Not cultured or cultivated:
Not civil; not complaisant; discourteous; impolite; rude; unpolished; as, uncivil behavior.
Resistant to authority or discipline; recalcitrant.
Difficult to manage, deal with, or change to an acceptable condition:
Without law; not regulated by the authority of law
The definition of obstinate is extremely stubborn and determined to have your own way.
The definition of obstreperous is someone that is noisy and hard to control.
Difficult to manage or deal with:
Not able to be controlled, contained or governed.
Improper; unseemly:
Squandered or wasted
The definition of dissolute is immoral and involved in improper conduct.
Firm in loyalty:
The definition of gay is someone or something bright or happy.
Without self-restraint, esp. in regard to sexual activity
Dashingly, carelessly, or sportingly unconventional or stylish; jaunty; characterized by a devil-may-care unconventionality; having a somewhat disreputable quality or appearance.
Lacking control or discipline
Without inhibition; esp., free from the usual social or psychological restraints, as in behavior
Wildly excited
Raving; frenzied
Not sportsmanlike:
Not raised or leavened.
Violently disturbed or agitated, as by storms
Turbulent; agitated.
Characterized by violent emotions or actions; tumultuous:
Very loud; noisy:
(--- Chiefly Southern US) Rude:
Very forceful:
(Baseball) Amateurish behavior, short for "bush league behavior"
An unsettled, uncultivated region, especially:
wild (related)
Based on little or no evidence or probability; unfounded:
culture (related)
Not civilized
order (related)
A group of organisms ranking above a family and below a class.
peace (related)
Not submitting to discipline or control
resist (related)
Not submitting to discipline or control
restraint (related)
Lacking in moral restraint
calm (related)
Nearly or completely motionless; undisturbed:
Having no ground or foundation; unsubstantiated:
bushland (related)
Inexperienced or about to gain first experience in a given activity or field:
Occurring without restraint and frequently, widely, or menacingly; rife:
not housebroken
Undomesticated
Stormy
Close to a successful solution or conclusion:
out-of-line
agrestial
Not cultivated
(Informal) Unrestrained, as with enthusiasm or appetite; wild:
The definition of bestial is savage, or like a beast or wild animal.
Marked by extreme contrasts and incongruities of color, design, or style
Free from troubles or worry
Maddened, driven insane.
Out of control.
Silly; foolish
Not cultivated
Exceedingly great in size or degree; extravagant:
Of or suggestive of a wild animal; savage:
ferine
Untamed; feral.
Fierce; savage; violently cruel
Hostile and violent, especially by nature or temperament; ferocious:
Rushing with impetuosity; moving with violence.
Of, relating to, or being the grotesque style in art or a work executed in this style.
C. 1841, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Journals and Miscellaneous Notebooks, published 1960, page 18:
Incapable of dealing efficiently with practical matters, especially finances.
Not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper.
Not sane; mentally ill or deranged; demented; mad
Deeply felt; profound:
Irrational is defined as lacking reason or understanding.
Lacking a sense of responsibility; incapable of or not chargeable with responsibility; unable to respond to obligation.
Containing or producing nuts:
(Informal) Exciting great admiration or praise; notable
Luxuriant or profuse
Having the nature of or characteristic of a rowdy; rough, quarrelsome, etc.
Not founded on fact or truth; baseless
Severe, powerful, or intense; fierce:
manageable (antonym)
That can be managed; controllable, tractable, contrivable, etc.
orderly (antonym)
Arranged in, conforming to, or exhibiting some regular order; systematic
controllable (antonym)
Able to be controlled; subject to regulation or command.
mild (antonym)
(Of a rule or punishment) Of only moderate severity.
moderate (antonym)
Not excessive; acting in moderation
tame (antonym)
Not or no longer wild; domesticated
gentle (antonym)
Polite and respectful rather than rude.
delicate (antonym)
Slight and shapely; lovely; graceful.
controlled (antonym)
Inhibited or restrained in one's words and actions.
(Chiefly New England & Midland US) Inflamed and painful:
Alternative spelling of uncivilized.
Located in a dismal or remote area.
raving-mad
talking or behaving irrationally
Having no basis in fact; unfounded
Being a period of time in which there is little or no activity:
Not warranted; unjustified; being without warrant, authority, or guaranty; unwarrantable.
rampantly
in an uncontrolled and rampant manner
natural-state
A nickname of the state of Arkansas
state of nature
a wild primitive state untouched by civilization
wild-boar (related)
jungle (related)
semi-domesticated (related)
boar (related)
ostriches (related)
semi-wild (related)
prairie (related)
muskrat (related)
man-eating (related)
wallaby (related)
Of or having to do with the theories, dynamics, etc. of mathematical chaos
Reckless, uninhibited, or zany
Conspicuously unconventional; bizarre.
rattlesnake (related)
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