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wilder   (TTS Sound)

The noun wilder has 2 senses

• Wilder, Thornton Wilder, Thornton Niven Wilder -- (United States writer and dramatist (1897-1975))


• Wilder, Billy Wilder, Samuel Wilder -- (United States filmmaker (born in Austria) whose dark humor infused many of the films he made (1906-2002))

The adj wild has 13 senses

• wild -- (marked by extreme lack of restraint or control; "wild talk"; "wild parties")


• wild, untamed -- (in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated; "wild geese"; "edible wild plants")


• wild -- (in a state of extreme emotion; "wild with anger"; "wild with grief")


• wild -- (deviating widely from an intended course; "a wild bullet"; "he threw a wild pitch")


• 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")


• baseless, groundless, idle, unfounded, unwarranted, wild -- (without a basis in reason or fact; "baseless gossip"; "the allegations proved groundless"; "idle fears"; "unfounded suspicions"; "unwarranted jealousy")


• raving mad, wild -- (talking or behaving irrationally; "a raving lunatic")


• hazardous, risky, wild -- (involving risk or danger; "skydiving is a hazardous sport"; "extremely risky going out in the tide and fog"; "a wild financial scheme")


• fantastic, wild -- (fanciful and unrealistic; foolish; "a fantastic idea of his own importance")


• 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")


• crazy, wild, dotty, gaga -- (intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with; "crazy about cars and racing"; "he is potty about her")


• 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")


• angry, furious, raging, tempestuous, wild -- ((of the elements) as if showing violent anger; "angry clouds on the horizon"; "furious winds"; "the raging sea")