wilding
Gang assault rampage
Wilding refers to a wild plant, especially one that grows without cultivation or has escaped from a garden: a wilding apple tree.
The word also names violent or destructive behavior by groups of youths in public spaces, particularly random attacks on strangers—a sense that emerged from 1980s crime reporting.
As an adjective, wilding describes something untamed or growing wild.
Wild after domestication
- untamedNot domesticated
- overgrownExcessively covered in vegetation
- unmanagedLacking direction or control
- self-seededGrew from fallen seeds
naturalized · meadow · hedgerow · bramble · thicket · weeds · spontaneous · unplanned
Willful property damage
- riotingViolent public disturbance
- mayhemViolent disorder and destruction
- destructionAct of completely ruining
- hooliganismViolent, disorderly behavior
lawlessness · violence · assault · rampage · mob · gang · attack · random
Preventing waste or loss
- restorationReturning something to condition
- reintroductionAct of bringing back
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
biodiversity · naturalization · regeneration · wolves · bison · beaver · corridors · native
feral
Wild after domestication
- untamedNot domesticated
- overgrownExcessively covered in vegetation
- unmanagedLacking direction or control
self-seeded · naturalized · meadow · hedgerow · bramble · thicket · weeds · spontaneous · unplanned · neglected
vandalism
Willful property damage
- riotingViolent public disturbance
- mayhemViolent disorder and destruction
- destructionAct of completely ruining
hooliganism · lawlessness · violence · assault · rampage · mob · gang · attack · random · unprovoked
conservation
Preventing waste or loss
- restorationReturning something to condition
- reintroductionAct of bringing back
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
ecosystem · biodiversity · naturalization · regeneration · wolves · bison · beaver · corridors · native · landscape
crabapple
Small, bitter wild apple
- ornamentalFor beauty, not function
- blossomFlower on fruit tree
- sourSharp, biting taste
tart · small · hedge · foraged · bitter · astringent · birds · jelly · preserve · rootstock
wildingcultivar
Bred plant variety
hybrid · nursery stock · garden plant · garden variety · transplant
wildingdomesticated
Bred under human care
tamed · tame · trained · cultivated · broken
wildingpeaceful assembly
Nonviolent group protest
restrained · disciplined · controlled · law-abiding · civil
- wilding outActing recklessly unrestrained