the wild

noun

: a wild, free, or natural place, state, or existence

The plants were collected from the wild.

They will return the animal to the wild when it is healthy.

I've only seen that animal in a zoo, never in the wild.

Examples of the wild in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But Pittsburgh ultimately could not break its playoff windless streak, losing to the Houston Texans in the wild-card round. —Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 18 Mar. 2026

The organic, flowy lines of the cushioning give the device a living quality that fits the current fashion obsession with the wild and active. —Footwear News, 18 Mar. 2026

None of the things that matter in society can save you in the wild. —Adrienne Westenfeld, Outside, 18 Mar. 2026

With this special permission from the DOC Kakapo Project Manager and the Mauri Ora Kakapo Trust, my clients travel to spectacular South Island locations otherwise inaccessible to visitors – and home to the only remaining Kakapo now being carefully protected in the wild. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Mar. 2026

Rhymes for the wild

• beguiled
• brainchild
• compiled
• defiled
• exiled
• grandchild
• profiled
• refiled
• reviled
• stepchild
• stockpiled
• domiciled