# wildest

/ˈwaɪɫdɪst/ (US) · /wˈaɪldəst/ (UK) · CEFR B1 · Adjective

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/wildest
Updated: 2026-05-07

## Definition

the most extreme or exciting version of something. You use it to describe things that go far beyond what you usually expect or imagine.

For teachers: the superlative form of 'wild'; describes the most extreme, uncontrolled, or imaginative state of a situation or idea.

## Examples

- The party was the wildest night of the whole summer.
- The success of the new app exceeded even the founders' wildest dreams within the first month.
- The explorer's journals contained accounts of the wildest landscapes imaginable, where the weather shifted from calm to chaotic in a matter of minutes.

## Pitfalls

- Not "the most wildest" but "the wildest" — Wild is a one-syllable adjective, so it takes the '-est' ending; using 'most' as well is a double superlative error.

## Usage notes

- Superlative form of 'wild'; typically follows the definite article 'the' or a possessive adjective like 'my' or 'their'.

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