anarchy

Noun

Meaning

Absence of government; the state of society where there is no law or supreme power; a state of lawlessness; political confusion.

Hence, confusion or disorder, in general.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

lawlessness babel pandemonium bedlam revolution insurrection maelstrom wilding violence disorder confusion revolt rebellion entropy uprising

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Antonyms

government order commission empire raj regency

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Hypernyms

disorder

Hyponyms

nihilism

Phrases with the word

political anarchy cellular anarchy philosophical anarchy traditional anarchy revolutionary anarchy

Examples

Anarchy is the only slight glimmer of hope. Mick Jagger

We have two American flags always: one for the rich and one for the poor. When the rich fly it means that things are under control; when the poor fly it means danger, revolution, anarchy. Henry Miller

I was the only guy with any bit of anarchy left. Sid Vicious

Tyranny and anarchy are never far apart. Jeremy Bentham

War is not, in itself, a condition so much as the symptom of a condition - that of international anarchy. Alfred Hermann Fried

Better an iron dictatorship than a golden anarchy. Norwegian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

anarchosyndicalism anarchosyndicalist anarchotopia anarchy of production anarchy symbol anareolate