wild
- adjective
- /waɪld/
- I lived in a world where adults had vanished and kids and kittens ran wild over a desolate landscape?
And what was fascinating was it built this wild following of our brand.
- And what was fascinating was it built this wild following of our brand.
- So let's get to the first thing you can do to drive men wild on that first date.
Examples
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My dear wife is filled with wild enthusiasm for the plan.
Fiction book (1993) -
The crowd went wild when the band started playing their most popular song.
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I am a wild success!
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And what was fascinating was it built this wild following of our brand.
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I'm wild about the golf bag that was very very thoughtful
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Did you ever in your wildest dreams think you'd be doing this?
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And really you have the power within you to make your wildest dreams come true.
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Work hard, we've been told since we were kids, and you will achieve your wildest dreams.
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Joe laughs a laugh, wild and free, a laugh unweighted by fear, a laugh of pure joy.
Fiction book (1990) -
He is, and he's sweet and he's funny and wild.
Synonyms
Very enthusiastic or excited, often in a way that seems unreasonable
Very excited and interested in something
Very excited and unable to stay calm
Very excited about someone or something you like a lot
Feeling very strong excitement or love for something
Showing very strong and true feelings, often for a person or cause
Very wild and out of control, seeming crazy
Too active and noisy because of strong feelings
Very much in love with a person, place, or thing
Feeling too excited or eager in a way that bothers other people
Very excited and attracted to someone or something
Very much in love with someone or something and often thinking only about them
Very excited about something or someone
Being very lively or excited in a way that feels too much
Extremely fond of someone or something
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 Enthusiastic
Surface Forms
Etymology
Wild has long meant very strong or uncontrolled feeling, so to be wild about something means to be extremely enthusiastic or very excited about it.