Synonyms of wild

wild 1 of 3

adjective

ˈwī(-ə)ld 

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• 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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• 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

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
• irrational
• vehement
• undue
• inordinate
• exorbitant
• lavish
• immoderate
• crazed
• demented
• maniacal
• insane
• crazy
• deranged
• unconscionable
• high-pressured
• 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

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
• natural
• barbarous
• barbaric
• uncultivated
• Neanderthal
• heathenish
• uncivil
• rough
• heathen
• coarse
• crude
• uncouth
• uncultured

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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
• uncontrollably
• desperately
• amok
• frenetically
• frenziedly
• harum-scarum
• madly
• 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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wild

Adjective

Some involve wild proportions—one client masquerades as a Moko Jumbie (stilt-walking dancer). — Clare Coulson, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026

And if the party gets a little too wild, and someone knocks the jams into the drink, don't worry. — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2026

Adverb

Hundreds of miles off the coast of Ecuador, in the very place that inspired Charles Darwin’s seminal theory of evolution, a wild-growing species appears to have hit rewind. — Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025

Lamb's Quarters Lamb's quarters is a wild-growing green that's very high in calcium. — Jillian Kubala, Health, 7 Oct. 2025

Noun

Similar to other party movies like Bridesmaids (2011) and The Hangover (2009), the night erupts into a wild, weekend bender that gets the guys in a little too deep. — Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026

Though The Next Pro hasn’t yet taken viewers out into the open wilds of Australia, Irwin doesn’t see his duties at DWTS and the Australia Zoo as mutually exclusive. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 18 July 2026

Phrases Containing wild

• wild and woolly