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living outdoors without taming or domestication by humans<wild animals can be shy or aggressive when confronted by humans>Synonymsferal, savage, unbroken, undomesticated, untamedRelated Wordsuncontrolled, unsubdued; bestial, brutal, brute; barbarous, uncivilizedNear Antonymscontrolled, subdued; housebroken, trained; civilized, socializedAntonymsbroken, busted, domestic, domesticated, tame, tamed
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existing without human habitation or cultivation<that land has been completely wild since the owners abandoned it>Synonymsnatural, uncultivated, untamedRelated Wordsnative; uninhabited; overgrown, untended; waste; undevelopedNear Antonymsinhabited; developedAntonymscultivated, tamed
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marked by turmoil or disturbance especially of natural elements<a wild night, full of wind and rain>Synonymsstormy, tempestuous, tumultuous, turbulentRelated Wordsblustery, rough, violent; brutal, harsh, severe; unsettledNear Antonymscalm, halcyon, peaceful, placid, quiet, serene, tranquil
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conceived or made without regard for reason or reality<some wild claim that he was abducted by aliens>— see fantastic 1
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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
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marked by great and often stressful excitement or activity<the holidays were especially wild around here this year>— see furious 1
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not civilized<ancient traces of a wild people who lived in mountain caves>— see savage 1
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