Wild - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |waɪld|  American pronunciation of the word wild
Brit.  |waɪld|  British pronunciation of the word wild

noun

- a wild primitive state untouched by civilization
he lived in the wild
they collected mushrooms in the wild
- a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition (syn: wilderness)
it was a wilderness preserved for the hawks and mountaineers

adjective

- in a state of extreme emotion
wild with anger
wild with grief
- deviating widely from an intended course
a wild bullet
he threw a wild pitch
- (of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud (syn: violent)
wild colors
wild shouts
- without a basis in reason or fact (syn: baseless, groundless, idle, unfounded, unwarranted)
- talking or behaving irrationally
- involving risk or danger (syn: hazardous, risky)
a wild financial scheme
- fanciful and unrealistic; foolish (syn: fantastic)
- located in a dismal or remote area; desolate (syn: godforsaken, waste)
a godforsaken wilderness crossroads
a wild stretch of land
- intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with (syn: crazy, dotty, gaga)
- without civilizing influences (syn: barbarian, barbaric, savage, uncivilized)
wild tribes
- (of the elements) as if showing violent anger (syn: angry, furious, raging, tempestuous)

adverb

- in an uncontrolled and rampant manner
- in a wild or undomesticated manner
growing wild
roaming wild

Extra examples

I felt a wild rage.

He was wild with anger.

The crowd went wild when the band took the stage.

They hiked through the wilds of Maine.

The plants were collected from the wild.

They will return the animal to the wild when it is healthy.

Could these animals survive in the wild?

I've only seen that animal in a zoo, never in the wild.

These plants grow wild on the roadside.

...as soon as the doors opened, early-morning bargain hunters ran wild through the store...

The garden was large and wild.

The audiences went wild over the new play.

The sea was wild and angry.

Jokers are wild.

They live somewhere out in the wilds.

Word forms

adjective
comparative: wilder
superlative: wildest
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