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wilder |
Grep of noun wilder billy wilder samuel wilder thornton niven wilder thornton wilder wilder wilderness wilderness campaign Overview of noun wilder The noun wilder has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. Wilder, Thornton Wilder, Thornton Niven Wilder -- (United States writer and dramatist (1897-1975)) 2. Wilder, Billy Wilder, Samuel Wilder -- (United States filmmaker (born in Austria in 1906)) Overview of adj wild The adj wild has 11 senses (first 6 from tagged texts) 1. (29) wild -- (marked by extreme lack of restraint or control; "wild ideas"; "wild talk"; "wild originality"; "wild parties") 2. (5) wild, untamed -- (in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated; "wild geese"; "edible wild plants") 3. (5) wild -- (in a state of extreme emotion; "wild with anger"; "wild with grief") 4. (2) wild -- (deviating widely from an intended course; "a wild bullet"; "a wild pitch") 5. (1) violent, wild -- ((of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud; "a violent clash of colors"; "her dress was a violent red"; "a violent noise"; "wild colors"; "wild shouts") 6. (1) wild -- (not subjected to control or restraint; "a piano played with a wild exuberance"- Louis Bromfield) 7. raving, raving mad, wild -- (talking or behaving irrationally; "a raving lunatic") 8. wild, spontaneous -- (produced without being planted or without human labor; "wild strawberries") 9. desert, godforsaken, waste, wild -- (located in a dismal or remote area; desolate; "a desert island"; "a godforsaken wilderness crossroads"; "a wild stretch of land"; "waste places") 10. barbarian, barbaric, savage, uncivilized, uncivilised, wild -- (without civilizing influences; "barbarian invaders"; "barbaric practices"; "a savage people"; "fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient"-Margaret Meade; "wild tribes") 11. angry, furious, raging, tempestuous, wild -- ((of the elements) as if showing violent anger; "angry clouds on the horizon"; "furious winds"; "the raging sea") Antonyms of adj wild 11 senses of wild Sense 1 wild (vs. tame) tame (vs. wild) => subdued Sense 2 wild (vs. tame), untamed tame (vs. wild), tamed => broken, broken in => docile, gentle => domestic, domesticated => cultivated => tamed Sense 3 wild INDIRECT (VIA passionate) -> passionless Sense 4 wild INDIRECT (VIA uncontrolled) -> controlled Sense 5 violent, wild INDIRECT (VIA intense) -> mild Sense 6 wild INDIRECT (VIA uncontrolled) -> controlled Sense 7 raving, raving mad, wild INDIRECT (VIA insane) -> sane Sense 8 wild, spontaneous INDIRECT (VIA unplanted) -> planted Sense 9 desert, godforsaken, waste, wild INDIRECT (VIA inhospitable) -> hospitable Sense 10 barbarian, barbaric, savage, uncivilized, uncivilised, wild INDIRECT (VIA noncivilized) -> civilized, civilised Sense 11 angry, furious, raging, tempestuous, wild INDIRECT (VIA stormy) -> calm Similarity of adj wild 11 senses of wild Sense 1 wild (vs. tame) => chaotic, disorderly => delirious, excited, frantic, mad, unrestrained => frenzied, manic Also See-> unquiet#1 Sense 2 wild (vs. tame), untamed => feral, savage => unbroken => undomesticated Also See-> intractable#1 Sense 3 wild => passionate (vs. passionless) Sense 4 wild => uncontrolled (vs. controlled) Sense 5 violent, wild => intense (vs. mild) Sense 6 wild => uncontrolled (vs. controlled) Sense 7 raving, raving mad, wild => insane (vs. sane) Sense 8 wild, spontaneous => unplanted (vs. planted) Sense 9 desert, godforsaken, waste, wild => inhospitable (vs. hospitable) Sense 10 barbarian, barbaric, savage, uncivilized, uncivilised, wild => noncivilized (vs. civilized), noncivilised Sense 11 angry, furious, raging, tempestuous, wild => stormy (vs. calm) Attributes of adj wild 1 of 11 senses of wild Sense 2 wild (vs. tame), untamed => wildness Familiarity of adj wild wild used as an adjective is familiar (polysemy count = 11) Grep of adj wild wild wild-eyed wildcat Overview of noun wilder The noun wilder has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. Wilder, Thornton Wilder, Thornton Niven Wilder -- (United States writer and dramatist (1897-1975)) 2. Wilder, Billy Wilder, Samuel Wilder -- (United States filmmaker (born in Austria in 1906)) Overview of adj wild The adj wild has 11 senses (first 6 from tagged texts) 1. (29) wild -- (marked by extreme lack of restraint or control; "wild ideas"; "wild talk"; "wild originality"; "wild parties") 2. (5) wild, untamed -- (in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated; "wild geese"; "edible wild plants") 3. (5) wild -- (in a state of extreme emotion; "wild with anger"; "wild with grief") 4. (2) wild -- (deviating widely from an intended course; "a wild bullet"; "a wild pitch") 5. (1) violent, wild -- ((of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud; "a violent clash of colors"; "her dress was a violent red"; "a violent noise"; "wild colors"; "wild shouts") 6. (1) wild -- (not subjected to control or restraint; "a piano played with a wild exuberance"- Louis Bromfield) 7. raving, raving mad, wild -- (talking or behaving irrationally; "a raving lunatic") 8. wild, spontaneous -- (produced without being planted or without human labor; "wild strawberries") 9. desert, godforsaken, waste, wild -- (located in a dismal or remote area; desolate; "a desert island"; "a godforsaken wilderness crossroads"; "a wild stretch of land"; "waste places") 10. barbarian, barbaric, savage, uncivilized, uncivilised, wild -- (without civilizing influences; "barbarian invaders"; "barbaric practices"; "a savage people"; "fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient"-Margaret Meade; "wild tribes") 11. angry, furious, raging, tempestuous, wild -- ((of the elements) as if showing violent anger; "angry clouds on the horizon"; "furious winds"; "the raging sea")
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