Something that's wild lives in nature and isn't tamed. Your pet poodle isn't wild, but the groundhog that lives under your garden shed is wild.
An animal or plant in its native habitat is wild, like a wild dingo or a wild strawberry. An untamed bit of nature, like your overgrown back yard, or a stormy ocean, is also wild. If a person is wild, he might be unrestrained, crazy, or even enthusiastic — like someone who's wild about cabaret music. The term "to run wild" means to grow unrestrained, undisciplined, like a wild animal or an imagination that isn't held back by rules.
Definitions of wild
adjective
in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated
“wild geese”
“edible wild plants”
synonyms: untamed feral, ferine, savagewild and menacing
semi-wildpartially wild
unbrokennot subdued or trained for service or use
undomesticatednot domesticated
intractablenot tractable; difficult to manage or mold
adjective
without civilizing influences
“wild tribes”
synonyms: barbarian, barbaric, savage, uncivilised, uncivilized noncivilised, noncivilizednot having a high state of culture and social development
adjective
located in a dismal or remote area; desolate
“a wild stretch of land”
synonyms: godforsaken, waste inhospitableunfavorable to life or growth
adverb
in a wild or undomesticated manner
“growing wild”
“roaming wild”
noun
a wild primitive state untouched by civilization
“he lived in the wild”
“they collected mushrooms in the wild”
synonyms: natural state, state of naturenoun
a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition
adjective
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
“wild talk”
“wild parties”
Synonyms: unquietcharacterized by unrest or disorder
chaotic, disorderlycompletely unordered and unpredictable and confusing
delirious, excited, frantic, mad, unrestrainedmarked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion
frenzied, manicaffected with or marked by frenzy or mania uncontrolled by reason
unsubduednot brought under control
adjective
in a state of extreme emotion
“wild with anger”
“wild with grief”
Synonyms: passionatehaving or expressing strong emotions
adjective
talking or behaving irrationally
synonyms: raving mad insane
afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement
adjective
(of the elements) as if showing violent anger
synonyms: angry, furious, raging, tempestuous stormy
(especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion
adverb
in an uncontrolled and rampant manner
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adjective
deviating widely from an intended course
“he threw a wild pitch”
synonyms: wayward uncontrollednot being under control; out of control
adjective
without a basis in reason or fact
synonyms: baseless, groundless, idle, unfounded, unwarranted unsupported
not sustained or maintained by nonmaterial aid
adjective
fanciful and unrealistic; foolish
synonyms: fantastic unrealistic
not realistic
adjective
involving risk or danger
“a wild financial scheme”
synonyms: hazardous, risky dangerous, unsafeinvolving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
adjective
intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with
synonyms: crazy, dotty, gaga enthusiastic, keen
having or showing great excitement and interest
adjective
(of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud
“wild colors”
“wild shouts”
synonyms: violent intensepossessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
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