wildish

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wildish
Adjective
  • In creator Taylor Sheridan’s Yellowstone prequel on Paramount+, husband and wife Jacob and Cara Dutton (Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren) fight to protect their sprawling Montana ranch from cattle thieves, a predatory land baron (Timothy Dalton) and an untamed, unpredictable wilderness.
    Sean Piccoli, Deadline, 5 Apr. 2025
  • Steve’s world, populated by Villagers during the day and haunted by untamed wolves and zombies at night, is sleekly and beautifully rendered.
    Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • In America alone, there are currently between 60 and 100 million stray and feral cats, completely left to their fate.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
  • South Florida Wildlands Association responded to a comment that the mystery animal could be a feral cat, expressing some of their doubts.
    Kelli Bender, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • This transformative research continues today as the longest running wild Chimpanzee study in the world.
    Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Wildlife officials later identified the animal as a marbled cat, a mysterious wild cat rarely seen on trail cameras or in-person.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The 2023 grand marshal is former Arizona Democratic congresswoman Gabby Giffords, gravely wounded in a savage mass shooting in 2011 that also killed six people.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2022
  • As savage Arctic cold was getting ready to surge south across North America, vivid imagery based on data from weather models showed us what was going to happen.
    Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 27 Dec. 2022
Adjective
  • Listen to this article Police are investigating after more than 70 animals — many of them undomesticated — were found dead at a home in Old Saybrook.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2025
  • According to the team, the study could contribute to shifting welfare standards for all species of cats, whether they are domesticated or undomesticated, tame or wild.
    Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 15 Feb. 2024
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“Wildish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wildish. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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