go wild

verb

To become very noisy and excited.

“Brazil scored, and the crowd went wild!”

Similar
go nutsknock oneself out
Opposite
go mild
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Meanings

verbgo wild (third-person singular simple present goes wild, present participle going wild, simple past went wild, past participle gone wild)

present singular third person goes wild · participle present going wild · past went wild · participle past gone wild

  1. idiomaticTo become very noisy and excited.

    Brazil scored, and the crowd went wild!

    Antonyms: go mild

  2. idiomaticimperativeTo go ahead; do as one pleases (used to grant permission for or to give endorsement of a suggestion or proposal, especially when the speaker is not interested in the outcome of the proposal).

    Synonyms: go nuts, knock oneself out

  3. To land or pass wildly off-target.

    The policeman's first two shots went wild before he took down the gunman with his third.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo become very noisy and excited.

Opposite
go mild

verbTo go ahead; do as one pleases (used to grant permission for or to give endorsement of a suggestion or proposal, especially when the speaker is not interested in the outcome of the proposal).

Similar
go nutsknock oneself out
Also see
go hamgo nutsgo rogue

Translations

Bulgarian буйствам
  • буйствам (bujstvam)to become noisy and excited
Finnish villiintyä
  • villiintyäto become noisy and excited
Polish szaleć, oszaleć
  • szalećto become noisy and excited
  • oszalećto become noisy and excited
Spanish vocear
  • vocearto become noisy and excited
Cite this entry
APA

go wild. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20wild

MLA

“go wild.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20wild. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “go wild,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20wild.

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