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Synonyms for wild man

Most common

rascal ruffian miscreant roughneck weirdo oddball

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Rascal — A rowdy, dissolute, rash, or violent man

rascal, ruffian, miscreant, roughneck, ruffneck US

2. Weirdo

weirdo, oddball, kook

Other

woodwose rare

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A rowdy, dissolute, rash, or violent man.

    In no time, she has persuaded him to unleash his inner wild man, and soon they are washing down pills with booze and bouncing off the walls.

  2. n. 2

    A mythic or legendary primitive man inhabiting forests or wilderness regions, typically depicted as hairy all over and unclothed.

Related words

Other spellings
wild-man wildman

Example sentences

  • rascal Who knew that he would turn out to be such a rascal?
  • weirdo Don't tell me you believe this weirdo over me.
  • oddball Her oddball behavior makes everyone a bit uncomfortable.

By length

4 letters
kook1
6 letters
weirdo2, rascal2
7 letters
oddball2, ruffian
8 letters
ruffneck, woodwose
9 letters
miscreant3, roughneck2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (weirdo2 = 2 syllables).