WILDNESS Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

wildness

noun

Definition of wildness

as in recklessness

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Recent Examples of wildness The Braves scored in the seventh without a hit, taking advantage of Jefry Yan's wildness. — CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026 The Twins then capitalized on Robert Gasser’s wildness to score three runs in the second. — ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026 Unlike cows, Garner said, yaks have not had all their wildness bred out of them. — David Kelly, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026 That connection to the wildness of the lake can’t help but change you, Schatz says, and at some point becomes more than a visual touchstone. — Gina Grillo, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026 There was a wildness in it, something animal that had slipped free. — Jayson Greene, Pitchfork, 25 July 2026 Instead, cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema’s lens emphasizes the wildness of the landscape in a way that suggests how tentative civilization’s hold on this place is. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 15 July 2026 Salonen guided the Colburn Orchestra with flexible authority, imposing order or inciting wildness as the moment required. — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 29 June 2026 The heat, the sunlight, the wildness of the landscape immediately locked me into the Greek atmosphere of the book. — Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 16 June 2026

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Noun

As Johnson weighs whether to run for a second term in next year’s election, CTU is seeing former friends and allies either become enemies or distance themselves from the union’s pressure tactics and recklessness.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026
The driver now faces multiple charges, including vehicular homicide by recklessness, officials said.

— Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of recklessness

Noun

It gets filed alongside carelessness, disorganization and not really trying, and the people who display it often apologize for it as though they’d been caught slacking.

— Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Either this is an issue of carelessness or a lack of communication between you and the cleaning service.

— R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of carelessness

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