wild synonyms

wild

modif.

  1. Not controlled

    unrestrained, unmanageable, boisterous; see disorderly 1, unruly.

  2. Uncivilized

    barbarous, savage, undomesticated; see primitive 3.

  3. Not cultivated

    luxuriant, lush, exuberant, dense, excessive, desolate, waste, desert, weedy, untrimmed, impenetrable, uninhabited, native, natural, untouched, virgin, overgrown, uncultivated, untilled, uncared for, neglected, overrun, free, rampant, untamed.

  4. Undomesticated

    untamed, untrained, unbroken, not housebroken.

  5. Inaccurate

    erratic, off, unsound; see mistaken 1, wrong 2.

  6. Stormy

    disturbed, raging, storming; see turbulent.

  7. Excited

    hot, eager, avid; see excited.

  8. Dissolute

    unbridled, loose, licentious, profligate, orgiastic; see also lewd 2.

  9. Imprudent

    reckless, foolish, incautious; see careless 1, rash.

run wild

run out of control, rage, run riot, cut loose, rampage; see also escape.

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