Synonyms of wilderness

wilderness

noun

ˈwil-dər-nəs 

as in wild

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

released the wolf back into the wilderness

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wilderness

Brad Pitt stars as a Special Forces officer stranded with his combat dog in the wilderness in Heart of the Beast, hitting 3,400 North American theaters from Paramount Pictures. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2026

The Alaskan wilderness is an essential character in Heart of the Beast, a survival drama starring Brad Pitt as a former special forces officer named Sergeant Major James Belmont. — Emily Zemler, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Sep. 2026

Its nonhuman co-star, a soulful German shepherd playing a former combat dog named Odin, ambles out of the Alaskan wilderness and into view of a woman (Anna Lambe) driving by in a pickup. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026

The Republic of Tuva's State Committee for Hunting Supervision said the group entered the remote wilderness despite those restrictions. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026