Entry Word: wild

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 living outdoors without taming or domestication by humans <wild animals can be shy or aggressive when confronted by humans>

Synonyms feral, savage, unbroken, undomesticated, untamed

Related Words uncontrolled, unsubdued; bestial, brutal, brute; barbarous, uncivilized

Near Antonyms controlled, subdued; housebroken, trained; civilized, socialized

Antonyms broken, busted, domestic, domesticated, tame, tamed

2 existing without human habitation or cultivation <that land has been completely wild since the owners abandoned it>

Synonyms natural, uncultivated, untamed

Related Words native; uninhabited; overgrown, untended; waste; undeveloped

Near Antonyms inhabited; developed

Antonyms cultivated, tamed

3 marked by turmoil or disturbance especially of natural elements <a wild night, full of wind and rain>

Synonyms stormy, tempestuous, tumultuous, turbulent

Related Words blustery, rough, violent; brutal, harsh, severe; unsettled

Near Antonyms calm, halcyon, peaceful, placid, quiet, serene, tranquil

4 conceived or made without regard for reason or reality <some wild claim that he was abducted by aliens> — see fantastic 1
5 different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion <public speakers in the park typically spout some wild ideas> — see odd 2
6 marked by great and often stressful excitement or activity <the holidays were especially wild around here this year> — see furious 1
7 not civilized <ancient traces of a wild people who lived in mountain caves> — see savage 1