wilder
Cause to stray
To wilder is to cause someone to lose their way or become bewildered—an archaic verb that survives mainly in its past participle *bewildered*.
The word suggests leading astray or confusing: The twisting paths wildered the travelers.
Literary and rare in contemporary use.
Wild after domestication
- savageFierce and untamed
- unrulyDifficult to control
- undomesticatedNot bred for captivity
- unbridledWithout any restraint
unrestrained · untamed · ferocious · beastly · primal · uncaged · uncivilized · unbroken
Cause utter confusion
- perplexCause utter confusion
- baffleConfuse or perplex
- mystifyConfuse beyond understanding
- puzzleChallenge testing ingenuity
confuse · flummox · befuddle · disorient · disconcert · nonplus · stupefy · dumbfound
Absence of organization
- mayhemViolent disorder and destruction
- pandemoniumState of utter confusion
- bedlamState of wild disorder
- havocWidespread destruction and chaos
turmoil · anarchy · frenzy · tumult · upheaval · disarray · riot · madness
Sparsely populated wilderness areas
- outbackRemote interior wilderness
- frontierEdge of settlement
- hinterlandRemote area beyond settlements
- bushlandUncultivated native vegetation area
wasteland · remote · desolate · uninhabited · trackless · uncharted · unexplored · rugged
Surname from Old English
- filmmakerOne who makes movies
- actorOne who portrays characters
- playwrightAuthor of stage dramas
- directorOne who leads
More violently intense
- strongerHaving greater power
- bolderMore courageous
- braverMore courageous
- heightenedIncreased in degree
amplified · escalated · intensified · deeper · rawer
feral
Wild after domestication
- savageFierce and untamed
- unrulyDifficult to control
- undomesticatedNot bred for captivity
unbridled · unrestrained · untamed · ferocious · beastly · primal · uncaged · uncivilized · unbroken · fiercer
bewilder
Cause utter confusion
puzzle · confuse · flummox · befuddle · disorient · disconcert · nonplus · stupefy · dumbfound · bamboozle
disorder
Absence of organization
- mayhemViolent disorder and destruction
- pandemoniumState of utter confusion
- bedlamState of wild disorder
havoc · turmoil · anarchy · frenzy · tumult · upheaval · disarray · riot · madness · crazier
backcountry
Sparsely populated wilderness areas
- outbackRemote interior wilderness
- frontierEdge of settlement
- hinterlandRemote area beyond settlements
bushland · wasteland · remote · desolate · uninhabited · trackless · uncharted · unexplored · rugged · isolated
Thornton
Surname from Old English
- filmmakerOne who makes movies
- actorOne who portrays characters
- playwrightAuthor of stage dramas
fiercer
More violently intense
heightened · amplified · escalated · intensified · deeper · rawer
- go wildLose all self-control
- wild animalUndomesticated creature
- wild cardUnpredictable factor in play
- going wildBecoming uncontrolled or frenzied
- run wildBehave without restraint
- the wildUntamed natural areas
wild, wildly, wilderness, wilds, rewilding, wildness, wildest, wilding, wildish