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
Recent Examples on the Web
Ukrainian entrepreneurs are building more and bigger drones, and in a uniquely anarchic way, supporting the military by going around a Ministry of Defense that is still too slow for a bunch of crowdfunded engineers, investment bankers, and enthusiasts.
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Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2024
Their book frames the anarchic lives of early human groups, who survived by moving among different kinds of social organization, as a celebration of biodiversity and flexibility against social hierarchies.
—Stefanos Geroulanos, Twin Cities, 10 Apr. 2024
Winner: Stalemate Godzilla vs. Bugs Bunny The anarchic slapstick of Bugs would present some difficulties for the famous monster.
—Lucas Trevor, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
The mainstream is now fractured into pieces; former gatekeepers in the media and entertainment industry are constantly undermined; the internet has created anarchic new routes for public figures to reach an audience.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 18 Mar. 2024
The group’s anarchic music was like one of those cartoon fight clouds, with punk, post-punk, industrial, goth, psychedelia, college rock, and collage rock duking it out with old EC Comics, MAD magazines, and the Lone Star proclivity toward general orneriness.
—Stephen Deusner, SPIN, 26 Mar. 2024
Flamingo Camp strikes me as the most chill, put together encampment in Slab City, a site that focuses less on individual anarchic self-expression than a communal, co-op living situation in an area that’s basically off the grid.
—Jonah Gercke, SPIN, 15 Mar. 2024
But all that was cast aside for a rollicking event to celebrate a movie with an anarchic energy.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2024
The group’s shows were improvisational, anarchic, free-associative.
—Brian Seibert, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2024
Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2024
Their book frames the anarchic lives of early human groups, who survived by moving among different kinds of social organization, as a celebration of biodiversity and flexibility against social hierarchies.
—Stefanos Geroulanos, Twin Cities, 10 Apr. 2024
Winner: Stalemate Godzilla vs. Bugs Bunny The anarchic slapstick of Bugs would present some difficulties for the famous monster.
—Lucas Trevor, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
The mainstream is now fractured into pieces; former gatekeepers in the media and entertainment industry are constantly undermined; the internet has created anarchic new routes for public figures to reach an audience.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 18 Mar. 2024
The group’s anarchic music was like one of those cartoon fight clouds, with punk, post-punk, industrial, goth, psychedelia, college rock, and collage rock duking it out with old EC Comics, MAD magazines, and the Lone Star proclivity toward general orneriness.
—Stephen Deusner, SPIN, 26 Mar. 2024
Flamingo Camp strikes me as the most chill, put together encampment in Slab City, a site that focuses less on individual anarchic self-expression than a communal, co-op living situation in an area that’s basically off the grid.
—Jonah Gercke, SPIN, 15 Mar. 2024
But all that was cast aside for a rollicking event to celebrate a movie with an anarchic energy.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2024
The group’s shows were improvisational, anarchic, free-associative.
—Brian Seibert, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2024
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“Anarchic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anarchic. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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