wild

/waɪld/

adjectiveadverbwild

Think: “WILeD” is wrong—wild has no extra vowel; it’s just W + I + L + D.

Yes, it's wild. Remember the long i sound is spelled with just i: w-i-l-d (no extra e).

Definitions

  1. adjectiveliving or growing in nature without being cared for by people; not domesticated
  2. adjectivenot controlled or restrained; very excited, loud, or energetic
  3. adverbin an uncontrolled or excited way

Examples

  • “We saw a wild rabbit run into the tall grass.”
  • “The crowd went wild when the team scored.”
  • “The wind blew wild across the open field.”

Synonyms

untamedferaluncontrolledcrazynatural

Antonyms

tamecontrolleddomesticated

Translations

ES salvajePT selvagemFR sauvage

Common misspellings

wiledwldwyldwileldwieldwhildwiildwildd

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