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wild
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- pronunciation:
- waIld
- parts of speech:
- adjective, adverb, noun
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
wilder, wildest |
| definition 1: |
living in a natural state; not tamed.
There are wild animals in the jungle.
- synonyms:
- savage
- antonyms:
- domestic, domesticated, domesticated, tame
- similar words:
- fierce, violent
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| definition 2: |
not cultivated.
I love wild strawberries.- similar words:
- barren, desolate, empty, native, natural, unsettled, waste
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| definition 3: |
without discipline; unruly.
The teacher could not control the wild students.- synonyms:
- disorderly, unruly
- antonyms:
- disciplined
- similar words:
- disobedient, mad, rough, tough
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| definition 4: |
crazy; out of control.
He was wild at the awful news.- synonyms:
- crazy, frantic, hysterical
- antonyms:
- calm
- similar words:
- agitated, beside oneself, delirious, insane, upset
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| related words: |
angry, avid, desperate, ferocious, loose, mad, ugly, vicious |
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| part of speech: |
adverb |
| inflections: |
wilder, wildest |
| definition: |
in a wild manner; wildly.
The weeds are growing wild in the field.- similar words:
- erratically, naturally, savagely
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a region where few or no humans live; wilderness.
It takes a tough person to live in the wild.He built a cabin in the wilds of Alaska.- synonyms:
- wilderness
- similar words:
- bush, desert, waste, wasteland
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| definition 2: |
(prec. by "the") the natural habitat of an animal, as opposed to an environment where the animal is controlled or cared for by humans.
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| related words: |
jungle |
| derivations: |
wildly (adv.), wildness (n.) |
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