anarchic

an·ar·chic

adj \a-ˈnär-kik, ə-\

Definition of ANARCHIC

1

a : of, relating to, or advocating anarchy b : likely to bring about anarchy <anarchic violence>

2

: lacking order, regularity, or definiteness <anarchic art forms>

— an·ar·chi·cal·ly \-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

Variants of ANARCHIC

an·ar·chic also an·ar·chi·cal \-ki-kəl\

Examples of ANARCHIC

1. <the citywide blackouts caused anarchic looting and rioting>

First Known Use of ANARCHIC

1649

Related to ANARCHIC

Synonyms: lawless (also anarchical), disorderly, lawbreaking, unruly

Antonyms: law-abiding, orderly

Related Words: defiant, insubordinate, mutinous, rebellious, refractory, riotous; undisciplined; criminal, felonious, illegal, illegitimate, illicit, unlawful, wrongful; disobedient, froward, intractable, recalcitrant

Near Antonyms: lawful, legal, legalized, legitimate; amenable, compliant, docile, obedient, submissive, tractable

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Other Government and Politics Terms

agent provocateur, agitprop, autarky, cabal, egalitarianism, federalism, hegemony, plenipotentiary, popular sovereignty, socialism

Rhymes with ANARCHIC

autarchic, autarkic, tetrarchic