WILDCATS Synonyms
There are 8 hypernyms of the word wildcats. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for WILDCATS
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| wildcat | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field • a cruelly rapacious person • any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild adjective satellite • outside the bounds of legitimate or ethical business practices • without official authorization • (of a mine or oil well) drilled speculatively in an area not known to be productive | ||||||||
| beast | nounn | |||||||
noun • a living organism characterized by voluntary movement • a cruelly rapacious person | ||||||||
| bobcat | nounn | |||||||
noun • small lynx of North America | ||||||||
| brute | nounn | |||||||
noun • a cruelly rapacious person • a living organism characterized by voluntary movement adjective satellite • resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility | ||||||||
| savage | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a member of an uncivilized people • a cruelly rapacious person adjective satellite • (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering • wild and menacing • without civilizing influences • marked by extreme and violent energy verb • attack brutally and fiercely • criticize harshly or violently | ||||||||
| unauthorised | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • not endowed with authority adjective satellite • without official authorization | ||||||||
| unauthorized | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • not endowed with authority adjective satellite • without official authorization | ||||||||
| wolf | nounn | |||||||
noun • any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs • Austrian composer (1860-1903) • a man who is aggressive in making amorous advances to women • German classical scholar who claimed that the Iliad and Odyssey were composed by several authors (1759-1824) • a cruelly rapacious person verb • eat hastily | ||||||||
| wildcat well | verbv | |||||||
noun • an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field | ||||||||
