| Sounds | way'ld | |
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| Rhymes | beguiled ... Wilde: 14 rhymes with ayld... | |
| Meaning | marked by extreme / extreme lack of restraint or control. | |
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| Narrower | chaotic, disorderly | Completely unordered and unpredictable and confusing / confusing |
| delirious, excited, frantic, mad, unrestrained | marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion | |
| frenzied, manic | affected with or marked by frenzy or mania uncontrolled by reason | |
| unsubdued | not brought under control | |
| See also | unquiet | Characterized by unrest or disorder |
| Opposite | tame | Very restrained or quiet |
| Nouns | wildness | an unruly disposition to do as one pleases |
| Adverbs | wildly | to an extreme / extreme or greatly exaggerated degree |
| Meaning | In a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated / cultivated. | |
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| Synonym | untamed | |
| Attribute of | wildness | An intractably barbarous or uncultivated state of nature |
| Narrower | feral, ferine, savage | wild and menacing |
| semi-wild | partially wild | |
| unbroken | not subdued or trained for service or use | |
| undomesticated | not domesticated | |
| See also | intractable | not tractable |
| Opposite | tame, tamed | Brought from wildness into a domesticated state |
| Spanish | salvaje | |
| Nouns | wild | a wild primitive state untouched by civilization |
| wilderness | a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition | |
| Adverbs | wild | in a wild or undomesticated manner |
| Meaning | In a state of extreme / extreme emotion. | |
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| Broader | passionate | Having or expressing strong emotions |
| Catalan | salvatge, violent | |
| Spanish | salvaje, violento | |
| Nouns | wildness | a feeling of extreme / extreme emotional intensity |
| Adverbs | wildly | with violent and uncontrollable passion |
| wildly | in an uncontrolled or unrestrained manner | |
| Meaning | deviating widely from an intended course. | |
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| Broader | uncontrolled | not being under control |
| Meaning | (of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud. | |
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| Synonym | violent | |
| Broader | intense | Possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree |
| Nouns | wildness | the property of being wild or turbulent |
| Meaning | Without a basis in reason or fact. | |
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| Synonyms | baseless, groundless, idle, unfounded, unwarranted | |
| Broader | unsupported | not sustained or maintained by nonmaterial aid |
| Meaning | talking / talking / talking or behaving irrationally. | |
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| Synonym | raving mad | |
| Broader | insane | Afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement |
| Catalan | boig | |
| Spanish | loco | |
| Meaning | Involving risk or danger. | |
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| Example | "a wild financial scheme" | |
| Synonyms | hazardous, risky | |
| Broader | dangerous, unsafe | Involving or causing danger or risk |
| Meaning | fanciful and unrealistic; foolish. | |
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| Synonym | fantastic | |
| Broader | unrealistic | not realistic |
| Meaning | Located in a dismal or remote area; desolate. | |
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| Synonyms | godforsaken, waste | |
| Broader | inhospitable | unfavorable to life or growth |
| Catalan | abandonat, desert | |
| Spanish | desierto | |
| Nouns | wilderness, wild | a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition |
| Meaning | intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with. | |
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| Synonyms | crazy, dotty, gaga | |
| Broader | enthusiastic | Having or showing great excitement / excitement and interest |
| Usage of | colloquialism | A colloquial expression |
| Meaning | Without civilizing influences. | |
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| Example | "wild tribes" | |
| Synonyms | barbarian, barbaric, savage, uncivilized, uncivilised | |
| Broader | noncivilized, noncivilised | not having a high state of culture and social development |
| Catalan | bàrbar, salvatge | |
| Spanish | bárbaro, salvaje | |
| Nouns | wild | a wild primitive state untouched by civilization |
| wildness | an intractably barbarous or uncultivated state of nature | |
| Meaning | (of the elements) as if showing violent anger. | |
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| Synonyms | angry, furious, raging, tempestuous | |
| Broader | stormy | (especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms / storms or commotion |
| Catalan | furiós, violent | |
| Spanish | furioso, violento | |
| Nouns | wildness | the property of being wild or turbulent |
| Meaning | A wild primitive state untouched by civilization. | |
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| Synonyms | natural state, state of nature | |
| Narrower | crudeness, crudity, primitiveness, primitivism, rudeness | A wild or unrefined state |
| Broader | state | The way something is with respect to its main attributes |
| Catalan | natura | |
| Spanish | naturaleza | |
| Adjectives | wild | in a natural state |
| wild | without civilizing influences | |
| Meaning | A wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition. | |
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| Example | "it was a wilderness preserved for the hawks and mountaineers" | |
| Synonym | wilderness | |
| Narrower | barren, waste, wasteland | An uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation |
| bush | A large wilderness area | |
| frontier | A wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country | |
| Broader | geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region | A demarcated area of the Earth |
| Catalan | desert | |
| Spanish | desierto | |
| Adjectives | wild | located in a dismal or remote area |
| Meaning | In an uncontrolled and rampant manner. | |
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| Synonym | rampantly | |
| Meaning | In a wild or undomesticated manner. | |
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| Adjectives | wild | in a natural state |