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Wilder

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Definitions for Wilder

noun
United States writer and dramatist (1897-1975)
Synonyms
Thornton Wilder Thornton Niven Wilder
noun
United States filmmaker (born in Austria) whose dark humor infused many of the films he made (1906-2002)
Synonyms
Billy Wilder Samuel Wilder
adjective
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
Synonyms
wild
Examples
  1. wild talk
  2. wild parties
adjective
in a natural state
Synonyms
wild untamed
Examples
  1. not tamed or domesticated or cultivated
  2. wild geese
  3. edible wild plants
adjective
in a state of extreme emotion
Synonyms
wild
Examples
  1. wild with anger
  2. wild with grief
adjective
deviating widely from an intended course
Synonyms
wild
Examples
  1. a wild bullet
  2. he threw a wild pitch
adjective
(of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud
Synonyms
violent wild
Examples
  1. a violent clash of colors
  2. her dress was a violent red
  3. a violent noise
  4. wild colors
  5. wild shouts
adjective
without a basis in reason or fact
Synonyms
baseless groundless idle unfounded unwarranted wild
Examples
  1. baseless gossip
  2. the allegations proved groundless
  3. idle fears
  4. unfounded suspicions
  5. unwarranted jealousy
adjective
talking or behaving irrationally
Synonyms
raving mad wild
Examples
  1. a raving lunatic
adjective
involving risk or danger
Synonyms
hazardous risky wild
Examples
  1. skydiving is a hazardous sport
  2. extremely risky going out in the tide and fog
  3. a wild financial scheme
adjective
fanciful and unrealistic
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fantastic wild
Examples
  1. foolish
  2. a fantastic idea of his own importance
adjective
located in a dismal or remote area
Synonyms
godforsaken waste wild
Examples
  1. desolate
  2. a desert island
  3. a godforsaken wilderness crossroads
  4. a wild stretch of land
  5. waste places
adjective
intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with
Synonyms
crazy wild dotty gaga
Examples
  1. crazy about cars and racing
  2. they are dotty about each other
  3. gaga over the rock group's new album
adjective
without civilizing influences
Synonyms
barbarian barbaric savage uncivilized uncivilised wild
Examples
  1. barbarian invaders
  2. barbaric practices
  3. a savage people
  4. fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient"-Margaret Meade
  5. wild tribes
adjective
(of the elements) as if showing violent anger
Synonyms
angry furious raging tempestuous wild
Examples
  1. angry clouds on the horizon
  2. furious winds
  3. the raging sea

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