wild
adjective
[ wʌɪld ]
• (of an animal or plant) living or growing in the natural environment; not domesticated or cultivated.
• "a herd of wild goats"
Similar:
untamed,
undomesticated,
feral,
unbroken,
fierce,
ferocious,
savage,
uncultivated,
natural,
native,
indigenous,
agrestal,
• (of a place or region) uninhabited, uncultivated, or inhospitable.
• "an expanse of wild moorland"
Similar:
uninhabited,
unpopulated,
uncultivated,
unfarmed,
unmanaged,
virgin,
rugged,
rough,
inhospitable,
desolate,
empty,
deserted,
trackless,
waste,
barren,
• lacking discipline or restraint.
• "wild parties were never her scene"
Similar:
uncontrolled,
unrestrained,
out of control,
undisciplined,
unconstrained,
uncurbed,
unbridled,
unchecked,
chaotic,
uninhibited,
extrovert,
attention-seeking,
unconventional,
wayward,
self-willed,
ungovernable,
unmanageable,
unruly,
rowdy,
disorderly,
riotous,
lawless,
corybantic,
Opposite:
self-disciplined,
• not based on sound reasoning or probability.
• "a wild guess"
Similar:
madcap,
ridiculous,
ludicrous,
foolish,
stupid,
lunatic,
foolhardy,
idiotic,
absurd,
silly,
asinine,
unwise,
ill-advised,
ill-considered,
ill-conceived,
illogical,
senseless,
nonsensical,
impractical,
impracticable,
unpractical,
unworkable,
imprudent,
reckless,
preposterous,
outrageous,
extravagant,
fantastical,
fantastic,
fanciful,
crazy,
crackpot,
crackbrained,
cock-eyed,
daft,
random,
arbitrary,
hit-or-miss,
haphazard,
uninformed,
shot-in-the-dark,
• (of a playing card) deemed to have any value, suit, colour, or other property in a game at the discretion of the player holding it.
wild
noun
• a natural state or uncultivated or uninhabited region.
• "kiwis are virtually extinct in the wild"
wild
verb
• treat (a person or animal) harshly, so that they become untrusting or nervous.
• "let your pigeon fly for a while: we don't want to wild him"
Origin:
Old English wilde, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German wild .
