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as in feral
living outdoors without taming or domestication by humans
wild animals can be shy or aggressive when confronted by humans
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as in uninhabited
existing without human habitation or cultivation
that land has been completely wild since the owners abandoned it
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as in turbulent
marked by turmoil or disturbance especially of natural elements
a wild night, full of wind and rain
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as in bizarre
conceived or made without regard for reason or reality
some wild claim that he was abducted by aliens
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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
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as in frantic
marked by great and often stressful excitement or activity
the holidays were especially wild around here this year
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as in barbarian
not civilized
ancient traces of a wild people who lived in mountain caves
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as in excited
showing urgent desire or interest
they're just wild to go on the ecotour through the Amazon rain forest
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as in wildly
in a confused and reckless manner
as soon as the doors opened, early-morning bargain hunters ran wild through the store
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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
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Recent Examples of wild
Ciara McCarthy. Produced With Ai Assistance, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 June 2026
Nine-year-old Elizabeth’s summer break takes a wild turn when her little brother Leo vanishes into the jungle.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 22 June 2026
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
ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
Today, the small wild-roaming herds are often viewed as a symbol of resilience and wisdom.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 26 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
Catching a wild female in your trap tells officials something is wrong; catching a sterile male tells them the program is working.
—Ciara McCarthy. Produced With Ai Assistance, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 June 2026
Nine-year-old Elizabeth’s summer break takes a wild turn when her little brother Leo vanishes into the jungle.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 22 June 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
Born at the zoo in 2024, Neukgu is a third-generation descendent of a group of wolves brought from Russia in 2008 as part of a project to reintroduce wolves resembling those that lived in the Korean wild before going extinct in the 1960s.
—ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
Today, the small wild-roaming herds are often viewed as a symbol of resilience and wisdom.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wild
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Almost immediately, her half-feral dragon attacks Moondancer.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
22 June 2026
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Warrior Cats is based on Erin Hunter’s feline book series that follows the adventures and drama of multiple clans of feral cats.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
18 June 2026
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To dispose of, pour boiling water into the bucket, freeze it, or relocate and empty the bucket in an uninhabited field.—
Olivia McIntosh,
Martha Stewart,
17 June 2026
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No one knows why Walker swam away from the fire to an uninhabited island.—
Adam Van Brimmer,
AJC.com,
17 June 2026
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For SpaceX, the road was highly turbulent before the fourth Falcon 1 launch successfully reached orbit.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
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Stocks closed out a turbulent week on a positive note, but a couple of winning names could soon see a decline.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
19 June 2026
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In a bizarre scene at the ceremony, his troops stood at attention as Ríos addressed them in a live video feed from a Bogotá prison.—
John Otis,
NPR,
21 June 2026
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This has produced a toxic and bizarre backlash.—
Tom Deignan,
New York Daily News,
21 June 2026
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Truth is stranger than fiction.—
Kate Aurthur,
Variety,
17 June 2026
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As Photay, Shornstein—a master synthesist and producer—flits between atmospheric house, dubby breakbeat workouts, and chirping electro funk, building his songs’ arrangements into strange, angular shapes.—
Dash Lewis,
Pitchfork,
16 June 2026
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Here’s a recap of this week’s frantic pace.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
20 June 2026
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McKenna's death gained national attention after her disappearance in the middle of the night set off a frantic search for the teenager.—
Angela George,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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For the design of the barbarian figure, Sweet reached out to Mark Taylor, an artist and designer at Mattel.—
Sanat Pai RaikarAll,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
4 May 2026
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When the Western Roman Empire fell in the fifth century C.E., Europe was plunged into chaos as barbarian Germanic forces advanced south—or so the story goes.—
Emma Gometz,
Scientific American,
29 Apr. 2026
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While the online retailer is serving up some excellent K-beauty deals—up to 40% off markdowns—our beauty editors are most excited about Medicube deals.—
Alanna Martine Kilkeary,
Glamour,
23 June 2026
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While the Athletics hosted the Angels in Sacramento, their Single-A affiliate minor league team, Stockton Ports, hosted lots of dads who were excited to take their kids, young and grown, out to the ball game.—
Charlie Lapastora,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
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“Wild.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wild. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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