Entry Word: anarchy

Function: noun

Meaning: a state in which there is widespread wrongdoing and disregard for rules and authority <the anarchy that the country experienced after the dictator drained the treasury and fled the country>

Synonyms lawlessness, misrule

Related Words commotion, tumult, uproar; chaos, confusion, disarray, disorder, disorderliness, disorganization; disruption, disturbance, havoc, riot, strife, turbulence, turmoil, unrest, upheaval; mutiny, rebellion, revolution, uprising; criminality, outlawry

Near Antonyms law, lawfulness, legality, legitimacy, rule; calmness, harmony, order, orderliness, peace, peacefulness, quiet, tranquillity (or tranquility)