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Wild

Living in a state of nature; inhabiting natural haunts, as the forest or open field; not familiar with, or not easily approached by, man; not tamed or domesticated; as, a wild boar; a wild ox; a wild cat.

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Chaotic 84% connected

Resembling chaos; confused.

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Chaotic 84% connected

Resembling chaos; confused.

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Dangerous 84% connected

Attended or beset with danger; full of risk; perilous; hazardous; unsafe.

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Dangerous 84% connected

Attended or beset with danger; full of risk; perilous; hazardous; unsafe.

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Delirious 84% connected

Having a delirium; wandering in mind; light-headed; insane; raving; wild; as, a delirious patient; delirious fancies.

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Delirious 84% connected

Having a delirium; wandering in mind; light-headed; insane; raving; wild; as, a delirious patient; delirious fancies.

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Disorderly 84% connected

Not in order; marked by disorder; disarranged; immethodical; as, the books and papers are in a disorderly state.

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Disorderly 84% connected

Not in order; marked by disorder; disarranged; immethodical; as, the books and papers are in a disorderly state.

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Enthusiastic 84% connected

Alt. of Enthusiastical

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Enthusiastic 84% connected

Alt. of Enthusiastical

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Excited 84% connected

of Excite

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Excited 84% connected

of Excite

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Feral 84% connected

Wild; untamed; ferine; not domesticated; -- said of beasts, birds, and plants.

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Feral 84% connected

Wild; untamed; ferine; not domesticated; -- said of beasts, birds, and plants.

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Ferine 84% connected

Wild; untamed; savage; as, lions, tigers, wolves, and bears are ferine beasts.

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Ferine 84% connected

Wild; untamed; savage; as, lions, tigers, wolves, and bears are ferine beasts.

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Frantic 84% connected

Mad; raving; furious; violent; wild and disorderly; distracted.

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Frantic 84% connected

Mad; raving; furious; violent; wild and disorderly; distracted.

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Frenzied 84% connected

Affected with frenzy; frantic; maddened.

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Frenzied 84% connected

Affected with frenzy; frantic; maddened.

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Inhospitable 84% connected

Not hospitable; not disposed to show hospitality to strangers or guests; as, an inhospitable person or people.

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Inhospitable 84% connected

Not hospitable; not disposed to show hospitality to strangers or guests; as, an inhospitable person or people.

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Insane 84% connected

Exhibiting unsoundness or disorded of mind; not sane; mad; deranged in mind; delirious; distracted. See Insanity, 2.

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Insane 84% connected

Exhibiting unsoundness or disorded of mind; not sane; mad; deranged in mind; delirious; distracted. See Insanity, 2.

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Intense 84% connected

Strained; tightly drawn; kept on the stretch; strict; very close or earnest; as, intense study or application; intense thought.

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Intense 84% connected

Strained; tightly drawn; kept on the stretch; strict; very close or earnest; as, intense study or application; intense thought.

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Mad 84% connected

A slattern.

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Mad 84% connected

A slattern.

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Passionate 84% connected

Capable or susceptible of passion, or of different passions; easily moved, excited or agitated; specifically, easily moved to anger; irascible; quick…

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Passionate 84% connected

Capable or susceptible of passion, or of different passions; easily moved, excited or agitated; specifically, easily moved to anger; irascible; quick…

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Savage 84% connected

Of or pertaining to the forest; remote from human abodes and cultivation; in a state of nature; wild; as, a savage wilderness.

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Savage 84% connected

Of or pertaining to the forest; remote from human abodes and cultivation; in a state of nature; wild; as, a savage wilderness.

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Stormy 84% connected

Characterized by, or proceeding from, a storm; subject to storms; agitated with furious winds; biosterous; tempestous; as, a stormy season; a stormy…

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Stormy 84% connected

Characterized by, or proceeding from, a storm; subject to storms; agitated with furious winds; biosterous; tempestous; as, a stormy season; a stormy…

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Unbroken 84% connected

Not broken; continuous; unsubdued; as, an unbroken colt.

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Unbroken 84% connected

Not broken; continuous; unsubdued; as, an unbroken colt.

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Barren 76% connected

Incapable of producing offspring; producing no young; sterile; -- said of women and female animals.

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Bush 76% connected

A thicket, or place abounding in trees or shrubs; a wild forest.

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Crudeness 76% connected

A crude, undigested, or unprepared state; rawness; unripeness; immatureness; unfitness for a destined use or purpose; as, the crudeness of iron ore;…

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Crudity 76% connected

The condition of being crude; rawness.

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Frontier 76% connected

That part of a country which fronts or faces another country or an unsettled region; the marches; the border, confine, or extreme part of a country,…

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Primitiveness 76% connected

The quality or state of being primitive; conformity to primitive style or practice.

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Waste 76% connected

Desolate; devastated; stripped; bare; hence, dreary; dismal; gloomy; cheerless.

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State 76% connected

The circumstances or condition of a being or thing at any given time.

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Derivationally related 6

Abandon 74% connected

To cast or drive out; to banish; to expel; to reject.

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Abandon 74% connected

To cast or drive out; to banish; to expel; to reject.

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Wilderness 74% connected

A tract of land, or a region, uncultivated and uninhabited by human beings, whether a forest or a wide, barren plain; a wild; a waste; a desert; a pa…

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Wilderness 74% connected

A tract of land, or a region, uncultivated and uninhabited by human beings, whether a forest or a wide, barren plain; a wild; a waste; a desert; a pa…

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Wildness 74% connected

The quality or state of being wild; an uncultivated or untamed state; disposition to rove or go unrestrained; rudeness; savageness; irregularity; dis…

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Wildness 74% connected

The quality or state of being wild; an uncultivated or untamed state; disposition to rove or go unrestrained; rudeness; savageness; irregularity; dis…

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Intractable 66% connected

Not tractable; not easily governed, managed, or directed; indisposed to be taught, disciplined, or tamed; violent; stubborn; obstinate; refractory; a…

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Intractable 66% connected

Not tractable; not easily governed, managed, or directed; indisposed to be taught, disciplined, or tamed; violent; stubborn; obstinate; refractory; a…

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Wildness 66% connected

The quality or state of being wild; an uncultivated or untamed state; disposition to rove or go unrestrained; rudeness; savageness; irregularity; dis…

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Wildness 66% connected

The quality or state of being wild; an uncultivated or untamed state; disposition to rove or go unrestrained; rudeness; savageness; irregularity; dis…

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Synonym 21

Angry 92% connected

Troublesome; vexatious; rigorous.

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Barbarian 92% connected

A foreigner.

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Baseless 92% connected

Without a base; having no foundation or support.

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Crazy 92% connected

Characterized by weakness or feebleness; decrepit; broken; falling to decay; shaky; unsafe.

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Fantastic 92% connected

Existing only in imagination; fanciful; imaginary; not real; chimerical.

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Furious 92% connected

Transported with passion or fury; raging; violent; as, a furious animal.

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Groundless 92% connected

Without ground or foundation; wanting cause or reason for support; not authorized; false; as, groundless fear; a groundless report or assertion.

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Hazardous 92% connected

Exposed to hazard; dangerous; risky.

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Idle 92% connected

Of no account; useless; vain; trifling; unprofitable; thoughtless; silly; barren.

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Raging 92% connected

of Rage

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Rampantly 92% connected

In a rampant manner.

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Raving 92% connected

of Rave

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Risky 92% connected

Attended with risk or danger; hazardous.

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Savage 92% connected

Of or pertaining to the forest; remote from human abodes and cultivation; in a state of nature; wild; as, a savage wilderness.

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Tempestuous 92% connected

Of or pertaining to a tempest; involving or resembling a tempest; turbulent; violent; stormy; as, tempestuous weather; a tempestuous night; a tempest…

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Uncivilized 92% connected

Not civilized; not reclaimed from savage life; rude; barbarous; savage; as, the uncivilized inhabitants of Central Africa.

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Unfounded 92% connected

Not founded; not built or established.

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Unwarranted 92% connected

Not warranted; being without warrant, authority, or guaranty; unwarrantable.

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Violent 92% connected

Moving or acting with physical strength; urged or impelled with force; excited by strong feeling or passion; forcible; vehement; impetuous; fierce; f…

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Waste 92% connected

Desolate; devastated; stripped; bare; hence, dreary; dismal; gloomy; cheerless.

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Wilderness 92% connected

A tract of land, or a region, uncultivated and uninhabited by human beings, whether a forest or a wide, barren plain; a wild; a waste; a desert; a pa…

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Tame 94% connected

To broach or enter upon; to taste, as a liquor; to divide; to distribute; to deal out.

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Tame 94% connected

To broach or enter upon; to taste, as a liquor; to divide; to distribute; to deal out.

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