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Thesaurus entry: wild
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- The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English
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wild
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adjective
1.
wild cats/horses
synonyms
: untamed, undomesticated, unbroken, feral, savage, fierce, ferocious.
2.
wild plants
synonyms
: uncultivated, natural, native, indigenous.
3.
wild peoples/tribes
synonyms
: uncivilized, primitive, ignorant, savage, barbaric, barbarous, brutish, ferocious, fierce.
4.
wild country/countryside
synonyms
: uncivilized, uncultivated, unpopulated, uninhabited, unsettled, unfrequented, empty, barren, waste, desolate, forsaken, godforsaken, isolated.
5.
a wild night
synonyms
: stormy, tempestuous, turbulent, blustery, howling, violent, raging, furious, rough.
6.
lead a wild life | wild confusion/delight
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