WILDISH Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

wildish

adjective

Definition of wildish

as in untamed

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Adjective

This is Samburu—the gateway to Kenya’s untamed northern frontier, and the setting for Sasaab, one of the continent’s most striking wilderness lodges.

— Luke Abrahams, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026
Perhaps that ties back to the untamed landscape of volcanoes and rough seas that piqued his curiosity in the first place.

— Caitlin Babcock, Christian Science Monitor, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of untamed

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The Colts have been engaged in trade discussions with players like Jonathan Taylor and Josh Downs after dealing Quenton Nelson and DeForest Buckner to kick off what many expect to be a wild trade deadline period.

— Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026
Representations of fauna include horses, deer, wild oxen, and at least one bear, though identification is difficult due to the limited depiction of details such as eyes, nostrils, hooves, manes, and coats.

— News Desk, Artforum, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of wild

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Reducing Gulliver’s Travels to only a topsy-turvy tale of humans both tiny and massive is to ignore the savage intellect that penned its words.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026
In ancient, supposedly more savage times, public killings were common.

— Dr. Michael Good, Hartford Courant, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of savage

Adjective

The dogs that do survive outdoors in Redland later reproduce, which means scores of loose, untrained, undomesticated dogs.

— Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
Listen to this article Police are investigating after more than 70 animals — many of them undomesticated — were found dead at a home in Old Saybrook.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2025

Definition of undomesticated

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