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living outdoors without taming or domestication by humans <wild animals can be shy or aggressive when confronted by humans> Synonymsferal, savage, unbroken, undomesticated, untamed Related Wordsuncontrolled, unsubdued; bestial, brutal, brute; barbarous, uncivilized Near Antonymscontrolled, subdued; housebroken, trained; civilized, socialized Antonymsbroken, busted, domestic, domesticated, tame, tamed
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existing without human habitation or cultivation <that land has been completely wild since the owners abandoned it> Synonymsnatural, uncultivated, untamed Related Wordsnative; uninhabited; overgrown, untended; waste; undeveloped Near Antonymsinhabited; developed Antonymscultivated, tamed
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marked by turmoil or disturbance especially of natural elements <a wild night, full of wind and rain> Synonymsstormy, tempestuous, tumultuous, turbulent Related Wordsblustery, rough, violent; brutal, harsh, severe; unsettled Near Antonymscalm, halcyon, peaceful, placid, quiet, serene, tranquil
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conceived or made without regard for reason or reality <some wild claim that he was abducted by aliens> — see fantastic 1
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different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion <public speakers in the park typically spout some wild ideas> — see odd 2
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marked by great and often stressful excitement or activity <the holidays were especially wild around here this year> — see furious 1
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not civilized <ancient traces of a wild people who lived in mountain caves> — see savage 1
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