wild

Adjective

• (of the elements) as if showing violent anger
  • angry clouds on the horizon
    
  • furious winds
    
  • the raging sea
    

• without civilizing influences
  • barbarian invaders
    
  • barbaric practices
    
  • a savage people
    
  • fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient-Margaret Meade
    
  • wild tribes
    

• intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with
  • crazy about cars and racing
    
  • he is potty about her
    

• located in a dismal or remote area; desolate
  • a desert island
    
  • a godforsaken wilderness crossroads
    
  • a wild stretch of land
    
  • waste places
    

• fanciful and unrealistic; foolish
  • a fantastic idea of his own importance
    

• involving risk or danger
  • skydiving is a hazardous sport
    
  • extremely risky going out in the tide and fog
    
  • a wild financial scheme
    

• talking or behaving irrationally
  • a raving lunatic
    

• without a basis in reason or fact
  • baseless gossip
    
  • the allegations proved groundless
    
  • idle fears
    
  • unfounded suspicions
    
  • unwarranted jealousy
    

• (of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud
  • a violent clash of colors
    
  • her dress was a violent red
    
  • a violent noise
    
  • wild colors
    
  • wild shouts
    

• deviating widely from an intended course
  • a wild bullet
    
  • he threw a wild pitch
    

• in a state of extreme emotion
  • wild with anger
    
  • wild with grief
    

• in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated
  • wild geese
    
  • edible wild plants
    

• marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
  • wild talk
    
  • wild parties
    

Adverb

• in a wild or undomesticated manner
  • growing wild
    
  • roaming wild
    

• in an uncontrolled and rampant manner
  • weeds grew rampantly around here
    

Noun

• a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition
  • it was a wilderness preserved for the hawks and mountaineers
    

• a wild primitive state untouched by civilization
  • he lived in the wild
    
  • they collected mushrooms in the wild
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  angry , furious , raging , tempestuous , barbarian , barbaric , savage , uncivilized , uncivilised , crazy , dotty , gaga , godforsaken , waste , fantastic , hazardous , risky , raving mad , baseless , groundless , idle , unfounded , unwarranted , violent , untamed , rampantly , wilderness , natural state , st
• Antonyms: 
  tame , tamed