Collocations for wilderness - noun
ADJECTIVE
last
great, vast
Antarctica, the last great wilderness
great, vast
Antarctica, the last great wilderness
barren,
desert,
desolate,
howling
(esp. AmE)
He depicted the frontier as a howling wilderness inhabited by uncivilized savages.
He depicted the frontier as a howling wilderness inhabited by uncivilized savages.
frozen
remote
trackless (esp. AmE), uncharted
pristine, unspoiled
designated, protected (both AmE)
The trail passes through a federally designated wilderness.
remote
trackless (esp. AmE), uncharted
pristine, unspoiled
designated, protected (both AmE)
The trail passes through a federally designated wilderness.
mountain
Alaskan, Arctic, Canadian, etc.
political (figurative)
the man who brought the party back from the political wilderness
Alaskan, Arctic, Canadian, etc.
political (figurative)
the man who brought the party back from the political wilderness
VERB + wilderness
tame,
transform
They transformed the wilderness into a garden.
They transformed the wilderness into a garden.
explore
They set out to explore the continent's last great wilderness.
They set out to explore the continent's last great wilderness.
preserve,
protect
(both esp. AmE)
wilderness + NOUN
area
(esp. AmE)
officially designated wilderness areas and wildlife refuges
officially designated wilderness areas and wildlife refuges
preservation,
protection
(both esp. AmE)
years (figurative, esp. BrE)
His wilderness years (= when he was out of politics and the public eye) in the 1990s were spent in Canada.
years (figurative, esp. BrE)
His wilderness years (= when he was out of politics and the public eye) in the 1990s were spent in Canada.