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wild

[wahyld] / waɪld /
ADJECTIVE
untamed
Synonyms
STRONG
free lush natural overrun waste
WEAK
agrarian dense desolate feral ferocious fierce luxuriant neglected overgrown rampant unbroken uncultivated undomesticated uninhabited untouched
Antonyms
STRONG
civilized cultured domesticated
WEAK
behaved calm controllable controlled gentle manageable mild orderly tame
ADJECTIVE
disorderly, rowdy
Synonyms
STRONG
berserk crazy eager madcap nuts profligate rash raving rough
WEAK
boisterous chaotic crazed enthusiastic extravagant flighty foolhardy foolish giddy hysterical impetuous imprudent incautious lawless licentious mad noisy outrageous preposterous rabid reckless riotous self-willed turbulent unbridled uncontrolled undisciplined unfettered ungovernable unmanageable unrestrained unruly uproarious violent wayward
Antonyms
STRONG
careful nice reasonable sane sensible
WEAK
behaved calm civilized controllable controlled delicate gentle manageable mild moderate orderly tame
ADJECTIVE
intense, stormy
Synonyms
STRONG
howling rough
WEAK
blustering blustery choppy disturbed furious inclement raging storming tempestuous turbulent violent
Antonyms
WEAK
calm gentle mild moderate
ADJECTIVE
exciting; unexpected; peculiar
Synonyms
STRONGEST
exciting far-out groovy interesting jazzy remarkable
STRONG
impracticable irrational kooky strange unexpected wacky weird
WEAK
inappropriate outrageous peculiar unconventional

Example Sentences

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But Thapar’s focus is really the intimate life of the wild tiger and how it survives.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

She finds comfort in the last place a self-described “city mouse” expects to find it — in the wild majesty of Montana, which her husband loved so well.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

Turbulence on the waters of the Persian Gulf is also matched by wild price gyrations in the most susceptible commodity: oil.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 20, 2026

"If you want to put a sensor out in the wild, in a farm or in a wetland, you are constrained to putting a battery in it or harvesting solar energy," Yen said.

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026

I’m not sure one sweet girl cancels out two wild boys, but arguing seems pointless.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

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