wild
- adjective
- /waɪld/
- The wild colors of the sunset left everyone speechless, painting the sky in vivid shades of orange and pink.
- a wild ride
- a wild sound
- beyond wildest expectations
I just started to have the most wild, vivid, crazy dreams.
- I just started to have the most wild, vivid, crazy dreams.
- Fox News is like a wild, wild world to me.
- Wow, that's so fucking wild, so fucking wild.
- It's been it's been a wild, wild ride and a great one.
- Like, he's YouTube is wild, isn't it good for them?
- Oh my goodness, what a wild fucking ride.
Examples
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Birdsong rang out from the tops of lime trees and maples, and wild cherry trees blew kisses.
Academic text (1999) -
That is such a like, unique and wild situation.
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It's been it's been a wild, wild ride and a great one.
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This week has been wild one for the books.
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Well, you showed up at a really wild time, young lady.
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Oh, man, this this is wild to read, dude.
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And the crowd goes wild!
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I just started to have the most wild, vivid, crazy dreams.
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It does seem pretty wild given all of the factors.
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Later, he came drifting by, his hair blazing wild and white in the sun.
Academic text (2001)
Synonyms
Very enthusiastic or excited, often in a way that seems unreasonable
Like violent weather with dark clouds and high waves
Very bright in color or very loud in sound
Very violent and dangerous, like a storm or strong wind
Showing very strong excitement and uncontrolled actions
Full of strong, stormy feelings, often with loud arguments
Having very bright colors and strange, swirling patterns
Very strong and intense, often violent and out of control
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
A saying that you should not expect a wild person or thing to behave calmly
Compounds
- US
A time in the western United States when settlers moved in and there were few laws
- Jargon
In baseball, a pitch the catcher cannot catch that lets a base runner advance
- Offensive
A woman who does not follow normal social rules and is often avoided by others
- Archaic
A live show with cowboys riding horses, shooting, and showing life in the old West
A water bird like a mallard that lives in lakes and rivers and is not kept by people
A strong-smelling plant with broad leaves that grows in woods and people use in cooking
A traveling American show from the 1880s that showed horse riding, shooting and frontier life
A plant with a thick underground root used in traditional medicine for joint pain or liver problems
A large wild animal like a donkey that lives on dry plains in Asia and northeast Africa
A tall rough grass from North America with spiky flower heads that grows in open grassland
- South African
A wild donkey from dry northeastern Africa that is the ancestor of the domestic donkey
- Specialized
A large wild animal like a big cow that lives in Asian forests and grasslands
A shrub that grows in southern Arizona and Mexico and has seed pods with soft fibers like cotton
A place where injured wild animals get care and recover safely
- US
A plant that grows every year in dry parts of southwestern US and Mexico and has small tubers like potatoes
A tropical plant that grows along the ground or climbs and has a large root people eat
- US
A climbing plant of dry areas that grows small hard green fruits people cannot eat
A low bog bush from northern Europe and Asia with leaves that smell strong and pleasant, not the cooking herb
A North American wild plant with sweet-smelling roots used for drinks and medicine
- UK
A wild Mediterranean grass that is the original form of the grain grown for food
- US
A North American plant with bright yellow flowers whose leaves people use as medicine
A plant with bright yellow and orange flowers that grows wild and can be a weed
A European tree with lobed leaves and small brown spotted fruits you can eat
- US
A wild plant from South America and Mexico with leaves used for smoking and not usually grown for sale
How Intense
Surface Forms
Etymology
Wild began with the idea of being 'untamed' or free, and that sense of being without limits led to uses for very strong or vivid things, so wild colors or wild shouts are very intense.