Antonyms for wild
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : wahyld |
| Phonetic Transcription : waɪld |
Definition of wild
Origin :- Old English wilde "in the natural state, uncultivated, undomesticated," from Proto-Germanic *wilthijaz (cf. Old Saxon wildi, Old Norse villr, Old Frisian wilde, Dutch wild, Old High German wildi, German wild, Gothic wilþeis "wild," German Wild (n.) "game"), probably from PIE *ghwelt- (cf. Welsh gwyllt "untamed"), related to the base of Latin ferus (see fierce).
- Ursula ... hath bin at all the Salsbury rasis, dancing like wild with Mr Clarks. [letter, 1674]
- Meaning "sexually dissolute, loose" is attested from mid-13c. U.S. slang sense of "exciting, excellent" is recorded from 1955. The noun meaning "uncultivated or desolate region" is first attested 1590s in the wilds. Baseball wild pitch is recorded from 1867. Wildest dreams first attested 1961 (in Carson McCullers). Wild West first recorded 1849. Wild Turkey brand of whiskey (Austin Nichols Co.) in use from 1942.
- adj untamed
- adj disorderly, rowdy
- adj intense, stormy
- And the wild ducklings are out on the pool, and the woods are full of song.
- Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
- Wild, Quixotic notions of sacrifice flooded his mood of dejection.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- The other idea was absurd—too wild for serious consideration.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- Twas a wild goose chase, and I wot not what moved me to run after it.
- Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
- Therewith, spite of the wild dress, Dennet knew the eyes and the voice.
- Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
- From far and wide, wild people flocked to the banks of the river.
- Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
- Tried to get my gun on him, but he came up like a wild cat and went straight at me.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- Was it found necessary to civilize a wild and extensive province?
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- Out there in the dark there is the wild tattoo of a thousand rifles; and hark!
- Extract from : « Ballads of a Bohemian » by Robert W. Service
- There was no danger of discovery on his approach, for it was a wild night of wind and rain.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
Synonyms for wild
- agrarian
- avid
- barbarian
- barbaric
- barbarous
- berserk
- blustering
- blustery
- boisterous
- chaotic
- choppy
- crazed
- crazy
- dense
- desert
- deserted
- desolate
- disturbed
- eager
- enthusiastic
- escaped
- extravagant
- feral
- ferocious
- fierce
- flighty
- foolhardy
- foolish
- free
- furious
- giddy
- howling
- hysterical
- impetuous
- impracticable
- imprudent
- incautious
- inclement
- indigenous
- irrational
- lawless
- licentious
- lush
- luxuriant
- mad
- madcap
- native
- natural
- neglected
- noisy
- nuts
- outrageous
- overgrown
- overrun
- preposterous
- primitive
- profligate
- rabid
- raging
- rampant
- rash
- raving
- reckless
- riotous
- rough
- rude
- savage
- self-willed
- storming
- tempestuous
- turbulent
- unbridled
- unbroken
- uncivilized
- uncontrolled
- uncultivated
- undisciplined
- undomesticated
- unfettered
- ungovernable
- uninhabited
- unmanageable
- unrestrained
- unruly
- untouched
- uproarious
- vicious
- violent
- waste
- wayward
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