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Another word for wild

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wild

modif.

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.

run wild

run out of control, rage, run riot, cut loose, rampage; see also escape.

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Another word for wild

adjective

In a primitive state; not domesticated or cultivated; produced by nature:
native, natural, rough, uncultivated, undomesticated, untamed. See wild
Of or relating to wild animals:
feral, savage. See wild
Not civilized:
barbarian, barbaric, barbarous, primitive, rude, savage, uncivilized, uncultivated, uncultured. (Archaic) uncivil. See culture, wild
Not 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, resist
Lacking in moral restraint:
abandoned, dissipated, dissolute, fast, gay, incontinent, licentious, profligate, rakish, unbridled, unconstrained, uncontrolled, ungoverned, uninhibited, unrestrained, wanton. See restraint
Marked by extreme excitement, confusion, or agitation:
delirious, frantic, frenetic, frenzied, mad. (Archaic) madding. See calm
Violently 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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He couldn't help but detect her wild pulse.
Any time a wild animal isn't afraid of you, there is probably something wrong.
Again they traveled across the wild country.
His warm breath on her neck sent her heart in a flurry of wild beats.
She was letting her imagination run wild again.

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