Synonyms of wild

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adjective

1

as in feral

living outdoors without taming or domestication by humans

wild animals can be shy or aggressive when confronted by humans

Synonyms & Similar Words

• feral
• wilding
• savage
• untamed
• unbroken
• undomesticated
• uncontrolled
• brute
• bestial
• untrained
• brutal
• uncivilized
• barbarous
• undocile
• unsubdued

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• tame
• domestic
• domesticated
• tamed
• broken
• controlled
• busted
• familiar
• docile
• subdued
• submissive
• gentled
• trained
• civilized
• semidomesticated
• socialized
• halterbroken
• housebroken
• semicivilized

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• tame
• domestic
• domesticated
• tamed
• broken
• controlled
• busted
• familiar
• docile
• subdued
• submissive
• gentled
• trained
• civilized
• semidomesticated
• socialized
• halterbroken
• housebroken
• semicivilized

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2

as in uninhabited

existing without human habitation or cultivation

that land has been completely wild since the owners abandoned it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• uninhabited
• untamed
• natural
• uncultivated
• undeveloped
• native
• virgin
• spontaneous
• desolate
• overgrown
• unsettled
• untended
• unpeopled
• waste
• forlorn
• howling

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• cultivated
• inhabited
• tamed
• developed
• seminatural

• cultivated
• inhabited
• tamed
• developed
• seminatural

3

as in turbulent

marked by turmoil or disturbance especially of natural elements

a wild night, full of wind and rain

Synonyms & Similar Words

• turbulent
• rough
• rugged
• tumultuous
• tempestuous
• stormy
• brutal
• harsh
• violent
• bleak
• raging
• severe
• blustery
• unsettled
• nasty
• raw
• blustering
• inclement
• unquiet
• roily
• squally

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• quiet
• peaceful
• calm
• serene
• tranquil
• placid
• clear
• bright
• fair
• sunny
• halcyon
• cloudless
• sunshiny
• unclouded
• clement

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• quiet
• peaceful
• calm
• serene
• tranquil
• placid
• clear
• bright
• fair
• sunny
• halcyon
• cloudless
• sunshiny
• unclouded
• clement

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4

as in bizarre

conceived or made without regard for reason or reality

some wild claim that he was abducted by aliens

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bizarre
• foolish
• absurd
• insane
• unreal
• fantastical
• crazy
• strange
• fanciful
• fantastic
• incredible
• curious
• ridiculous
• nonsensical
• preposterous
• off the wall
• grotesque
• weird
• peculiar
• odd
• funny
• unbelievable
• eccentric
• unimaginable
• inconceivable
• extravagant
• unthinkable
• implausible
• kinky
• quirky
• wacky
• whacky
• outlandish
• surreal
• queer
• out-of-the-way
• quaint
• ludicrous
• nightmarish
• screwy
• outré
• far-out
• farcical
• way-out
• dreamlike
• laughable
• kookie
• kooky
• Alice-in-Wonderland
• queerish
• bizarro
• Kafkaesque

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reasonable
• realistic

• reasonable
• realistic

5

as in strange

different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion

public speakers in the park typically spout some wild ideas

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bizarre
• strange
• funny
• weird
• curious
• odd
• erratic
• crazy
• peculiar
• remarkable
• eccentric
• unusual
• abnormal
• kinky
• unique
• off-the-wall
• quirky
• wacky
• whacky
• outlandish
• funky
• fantastical
• offbeat
• out-of-the-way
• unconventional
• quaint
• rare
• kooky
• screwy
• uncommon
• outré
• rum
• far-out
• queer
• way-out
• outrageous
• extraordinary
• kookie
• weirdo
• queerish
• cranky
• bizarro
• off-kilter
• freak
• fantastic
• outstanding
• freaky
• aberrant
• freakish
• shocking
• spaced-out
• striking
• flaky
• atypical
• phantasmagoric
• phenomenal
• noticeable
• out-there
• conspicuous
• prominent
• phantasmagorical
• unwonted
• notable
• idiosyncratic
• salient
• singular
• perplexing
• unorthodox
• puzzling
• baffling
• nonconformist
• confounding
• bewildering
• atrocious
• addlepated
• mystifying
• uncustomary
• crotchety
• nonmainstream

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• normal
• typical
• ordinary
• usual
• garden
• average
• standard
• everyday
• routine
• commonplace
• conservative
• prosaic
• conventional
• familiar
• unremarkable
• run-of-the-mill
• predictable
• unexceptional
• common
• workaday
• regular
• frequent
• expected
• conformist
• customary
• habitual
• knee-jerk
• wonted

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• normal
• typical
• ordinary
• usual
• garden
• average
• standard
• everyday
• routine
• commonplace
• conservative
• prosaic
• conventional
• familiar
• unremarkable
• run-of-the-mill
• predictable
• unexceptional
• common
• workaday
• regular
• frequent
• expected
• conformist
• customary
• habitual
• knee-jerk
• wonted

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6

as in frantic

marked by great and often stressful excitement or activity

the holidays were especially wild around here this year

Synonyms & Similar Words

• frantic
• mad
• furious
• fierce
• intense
• intensive
• violent
• ferocious
• frenetic
• frenzied
• delirious
• feverish
• rabid
• excessive
• extreme
• concentrated
• extravagant
• crazy
• crazed
• irrational
• vehement
• undue
• inordinate
• lavish
• exorbitant
• immoderate
• demented
• deranged
• lunatic
• maniacal
• insane
• unconscionable
• high-pressured
• maniac
• overweening
• overmuch

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• quiet
• undisturbed
• peaceful
• calm
• reasonable
• serene
• tranquil
• moderate
• placid
• temperate
• relaxed
• subdued
• casual
• sound
• unperturbed
• balanced
• untroubled
• sane
• easygoing
• low-pressure

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• quiet
• undisturbed
• peaceful
• calm
• reasonable
• serene
• tranquil
• moderate
• placid
• temperate
• relaxed
• subdued
• casual
• sound
• unperturbed
• balanced
• untroubled
• sane
• easygoing
• low-pressure

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7

as in barbarian

not civilized

ancient traces of a wild people who lived in mountain caves

Synonyms & Similar Words

• barbarian
• savage
• rude
• primitive
• uncivilized
• barbarous
• barbaric
• natural
• uncultivated
• Neanderthal
• uncivil
• heathenish
• heathen
• rough
• Neandertal
• crude
• coarse
• uncouth
• uncultured

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• civilized
• sophisticated
• cultured
• humane
• enlightened
• polite
• polished
• refined
• genteel
• urbane
• well-bred
• semicivilized

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• civilized
• sophisticated
• cultured
• humane
• enlightened
• polite
• polished
• refined
• genteel
• urbane
• well-bred
• semicivilized

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8

as in excited

showing urgent desire or interest

they're just wild to go on the ecotour through the Amazon rain forest

Synonyms & Similar Words

• excited
• avid
• enthusiastic
• eager
• anxious
• hungry
• ardent
• keen
• nuts
• crazy
• pumped
• impatient
• thirsty
• greedy
• voracious
• happy
• desirous
• interested
• gung ho
• solicitous
• great
• juiced
• antsy
• ready
• agog
• hot
• hopped-up
• geeked
• stoked
• enthused
• champing at the bit
• raring
• chomping at the bit
• willing
• athirst
• hepped up
• engaged
• longing
• obsessed
• ambitious
• restless
• covetous
• glad
• restive
• breathless
• game
• craving
• pining
• hankering
• hung up
• appetent
• amenable
• disposed
• inclined
• unreluctant

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• indifferent
• casual
• apathetic
• nonchalant
• unconcerned
• unenthusiastic
• uninterested
• disinterested
• aloof
• insouciant
• detached
• incurious
• stolid
• impassive
• reluctant
• languid
• unwilling
• uneager
• lackadaisical
• languorous
• lukewarm
• hesitant
• spiritless
• halfhearted
• averse
• loath
• loth
• disinclined
• loathe

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• indifferent
• casual
• apathetic
• nonchalant
• unconcerned
• unenthusiastic
• uninterested
• disinterested
• aloof
• insouciant
• detached
• incurious
• stolid
• impassive
• reluctant
• languid
• unwilling
• uneager
• lackadaisical
• languorous
• lukewarm
• hesitant
• spiritless
• halfhearted
• averse
• loath
• loth
• disinclined
• loathe

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wild

2 of 3

adverb

as in wildly

in a confused and reckless manner

as soon as the doors opened, early-morning bargain hunters ran wild through the store

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wildly
• frantically
• amuck
• uncontrollably
• desperately
• amok
• frenetically
• frenziedly
• madly
• harum-scarum
• hectically
• berserk
• berserkly
• crazily
• recklessly
• helter-skelter
• pell-mell
• confusedly
• riotously
• agitatedly
• haywire
• heedlessly
• tumultuously
• haphazard
• turbulently
• feverishly
• topsy-turvy
• wantonly
• haphazardly
• aimlessly
• skittishly
• chaotically
• hit or miss
• hotheadedly

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• calmly
• coolly
• peacefully
• serenely
• cooly
• unconcernedly
• placidly
• mildly
• imperturbably
• composedly
• orderly
• meekly
• tamely
• passively
• collectedly
• self-possessedly
• systematically
• self-composedly
• methodically

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• calmly
• coolly
• peacefully
• serenely
• cooly
• unconcernedly
• placidly
• mildly
• imperturbably
• composedly
• orderly
• meekly
• tamely
• passively
• collectedly
• self-possessedly
• systematically
• self-composedly
• methodically

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wild

3 of 3

noun

as in wilderness

that part of the physical world that is removed from human habitation

some animals aren't meant to live outside of the wild

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wilderness
• desert
• outdoors
• country
• open
• out-of-doors
• open air
• nature
• bush
• frontier
• hinterland
• without
• sticks
• backwoods
• outside
• wasteland
• up-country
• barren
• badland
• waste

Phrases Containing wild

• wild and woolly

• wild and woolly