anarchic
adjective
an·ar·chic
a-ˈnär-kik 
ə-
variants
or less commonly anarchical
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
Examples of anarchic in a Sentence
the citywide blackouts caused anarchic looting and rioting
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Its conceit is a neat one for a film — and totally believable for a family history from anarchic Eastern Europe after the Second World War.
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Adam Solomons, IndieWire, 28 Aug. 2025
Initially titled Home to Roost and produced by Clarkson’s Farm maker Expectation, the show was forged as a spiritual successor to MTV’s anarchic mid-noughties series The Osbournes, focusing on the family’s return home to the UK.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2025
Amid the pillaging of homes, Roman magistrates were likely sent to the city to prevent an anarchic type of existence, based on ancient literary sources the authors referenced in the study.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
But more than anything, anime offers an anarchic aesthetic, one that allows for a sort of unprecedented intensity and tempestuousness, thus offering a unique level of insight.
—Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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Adam Solomons, IndieWire, 28 Aug. 2025
Initially titled Home to Roost and produced by Clarkson’s Farm maker Expectation, the show was forged as a spiritual successor to MTV’s anarchic mid-noughties series The Osbournes, focusing on the family’s return home to the UK.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2025
Amid the pillaging of homes, Roman magistrates were likely sent to the city to prevent an anarchic type of existence, based on ancient literary sources the authors referenced in the study.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
But more than anything, anime offers an anarchic aesthetic, one that allows for a sort of unprecedented intensity and tempestuousness, thus offering a unique level of insight.
—Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for anarchic
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“Anarchic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anarchic. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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