wild
wild is a 4-letter English word with 27 senses as noun, adverb, and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Living in a state of nature; inhabiting natural haunts, as the forest or open field; not familiar with, or not easily approached by, man; not tamed or domesticated; as, a wild boar; a wild ox; a wild cat. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- superlative. Living in a state of nature; inhabiting natural haunts, as the forest or open field; not familiar with, or not easily approached by, man; not tamed or domesticated; as, a wild boar; a wild ox; a wild cat.
- superlative. Growing or produced without culture; growing or prepared without the aid and care of man; native; not cultivated; brought forth by unassisted nature or by animals not domesticated; as, wild parsnip, wild camomile, wild strawberry, wild honey.
- superlative. Desert; not inhabited or cultivated; as, wild land.
- superlative. Savage; uncivilized; not refined by culture; ferocious; rude; as, wild natives of Africa or America.
- superlative. Not submitted to restraint, training, or regulation; turbulent; tempestuous; violent; ungoverned; licentious; inordinate; disorderly; irregular; fanciful; imaginary; visionary; crazy.
- superlative. Exposed to the wind and sea; unsheltered; as, a wild roadstead.
- superlative. Indicating strong emotion, intense excitement, or /ewilderment; as, a wild look.
- superlative. Hard to steer; -- said of a vessel.
- noun. An uninhabited and uncultivated tract or region; a forest or desert; a wilderness; a waste; as, the wilds of America; the wilds of Africa.
- adverb. Wildly; as, to talk wild.
- noun. a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition
"it was a wilderness preserved for the hawks and mountaineers"
- noun. a wild primitive state untouched by civilization
"he lived in the wild"
"they collected mushrooms in the wild"
- adjective. (of the elements) as if showing violent anger
"angry clouds on the horizon"
"furious winds"
- adjective. without civilizing influences-Margaret Meade
"barbarian invaders"
"barbaric practices"
- adjective. deviating widely from an intended course
"a wild bullet"
"he threw a wild pitch"
- adjective. intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with
"crazy about cars and racing"
"he is potty about her"
- adjective. located in a dismal or remote area; desolate
"a desert island"
"a godforsaken wilderness crossroads"
- adjective. (of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud
"a violent clash of colors"
"her dress was a violent red"
- adjective. in a state of extreme emotion
"wild with anger"
"wild with grief"
- adjective. fanciful and unrealistic; foolish
"a fantastic idea of his own importance"
- adjective. involving risk or danger
"skydiving is a hazardous sport"
"extremely risky going out in the tide and fog"
- adjective. talking or behaving irrationally
"a raving lunatic"
- adjective. without a basis in reason or fact
"baseless gossip"
"the allegations proved groundless"
- adjective. in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated
"wild geese"
"edible wild plants"
- adjective. marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
"wild talk"
"wild parties"
- adverb. in a wild or undomesticated manner
"growing wild"
"roaming wild"
- adverb. in an uncontrolled and rampant manner
"weeds grew rampantly around here"
Synonyms
wilderness, angry, furious, raging, tempestuous, barbarian, barbaric, savage, uncivilised, uncivilized, crazy, dotty, gaga, godforsaken, waste, violent, fantastic, hazardous, risky, baseless, groundless, idle, unfounded, unwarranted
Common word forms
wilds, wilded, wilder, wildly, wildest, wilding, wildness
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