wild
noun
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a wild primitive state untouched by civilization
he lived in the wild
Types & categories
- state hypernym
- primitivism hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 adjective
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
wild talk
Related & opposite
Sense 3 adverb
in an uncontrolled and rampant manner
weeds grew rampantly around here
Related & opposite
- rampant derived from
Sense 4 noun
a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition
it was a wilderness preserved for the hawks and mountaineers
Types & categories
- geographical area hypernym
- barren hyponym
- bush hyponym
- frontier hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 5 adjective
in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated
wild geese
Related & opposite
- intractable also see
- tamed antonym
- wildness attribute
- wild derivation
- wild derivation
- feral similar to
- semi-wild similar to
- unbroken similar to
- undomesticated similar to
Sense 6 adverb
in a wild or undomesticated manner
growing wild
Related & opposite
- untamed derived from
Sense 7 adjective
in a state of extreme emotion
wild with anger
Related & opposite
- wildness derivation
- passionate similar to
Sense 8 adjective
deviating widely from an intended course
a wild bullet
Related & opposite
- uncontrolled similar to
Sense 9 adjective
(of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud
a violent clash of colors
Related & opposite
Sense 10 adjective
without a basis in reason or fact
baseless gossip
Related & opposite
- groundlessness derivation
- unsupported similar to
Sense 11 adjective
talking or behaving irrationally
a raving lunatic
Related & opposite
- insane similar to
Sense 12 adjective
involving risk or danger
skydiving is a hazardous sport
Related & opposite
- risk derivation
- hazardousness derivation
- risk derivation
- riskiness derivation
- dangerous similar to
Sense 13 adjective
fanciful and unrealistic; foolish
a fantastic idea of his own importance
Related & opposite
- fantasy derivation
- unrealistic similar to
Sense 14 adjective
located in a dismal or remote area; desolate
a desert island
Related & opposite
- barren derivation
- wild derivation
- inhospitable similar to
Sense 15 adjective
intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with
crazy about cars and racing
Related & opposite
- craziness derivation
- furor derivation
- colloquialism domain usage
- enthusiastic similar to
Sense 16 adjective
without civilizing influences
barbarian invaders
Related & opposite
Sense 17 adjective
(of the elements) as if showing violent anger
angry clouds on the horizon
Related & opposite
- ferocity derivation
- tempest derivation
- angriness derivation
- tempestuousness derivation
- stormy similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | barbarian |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | untamed |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | state |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | primitivism |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | unquiet |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | tame |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | wildness |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | chaotic |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | frantic |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | frenzied |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | unsubdued |
| 3 | derived from | Related & opposite | rampant |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | waste |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | untamed |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | geographical area |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | barren |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | bush |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | frontier |
| 5 | also see | Related & opposite | intractable |
| 5 | antonym | Related & opposite | tamed |
| 5 | attribute | Related & opposite | wildness |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | wild |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | wild |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | feral |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | semi-wild |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | unbroken |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | undomesticated |
| 6 | derived from | Related & opposite | untamed |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | wildness |
| 7 | similar to | Related & opposite | passionate |
| 8 | similar to | Related & opposite | uncontrolled |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | ferocity |
| 9 | similar to | Related & opposite | intense |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | groundlessness |
| 10 | similar to | Related & opposite | unsupported |
| 11 | similar to | Related & opposite | insane |
| 12 | derivation | Related & opposite | risk |
| 12 | derivation | Related & opposite | hazardousness |
| 12 | derivation | Related & opposite | risk |
| 12 | derivation | Related & opposite | riskiness |
| 12 | similar to | Related & opposite | dangerous |
| 13 | derivation | Related & opposite | fantasy |
| 13 | similar to | Related & opposite | unrealistic |
| 14 | derivation | Related & opposite | barren |
| 14 | derivation | Related & opposite | wild |
| 14 | similar to | Related & opposite | inhospitable |
| 15 | derivation | Related & opposite | craziness |
| 15 | derivation | Related & opposite | furor |
| 15 | domain usage | Related & opposite | colloquialism |
| 15 | similar to | Related & opposite | enthusiastic |
| 16 | derivation | Related & opposite | barbarism |
| 16 | derivation | Related & opposite | wildness |
| 16 | derivation | Related & opposite | savagery |
| 16 | derivation | Related & opposite | tike |
| 16 | derivation | Related & opposite | savage |
| 16 | derivation | Related & opposite | wild |
| 16 | similar to | Related & opposite | noncivilized |
| 17 | derivation | Related & opposite | ferocity |
| 17 | derivation | Related & opposite | tempest |
| 17 | derivation | Related & opposite | angriness |
| 17 | derivation | Related & opposite | tempestuousness |
| 17 | similar to | Related & opposite | stormy |