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also anarchical
as in rebellious
not restrained by or under the control of legal authority
the citywide blackouts caused anarchic looting and rioting
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Recent Examples of anarchic
The film was One Battle After Another, Anderson’s high-octane adaptation of Vineland, Thomas Pynchon’s anarchic 1990 novel about a crew of former leftist revolutionaries — the French 75 — living in a slightly more dystopian version of present-day America.
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Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
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Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anarchic
Adjective
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Silicon Valley definitely has so much of that rebellious spirit.—
Andre Byik,
USA Today,
10 Nov. 2025
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On Tracker, Ackles portrays Russell, Colter’s charismatic and rebellious older brother, who has a similar skill set and lack of stable home life.—
Katie Mannion,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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In addition to the murder charge, Thompson faces charges of committing a terroristic act, aggravated assault, engaging in violent criminal group activity and endangering the welfare of a minor, according to the jail roster.—
Rafael Escalera Montoto,
Arkansas Online,
9 Nov. 2025
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The discovery helped open the door to more recent developments such as tinkering with the genetic makeup of living things, treating disease by inserting genes into patients, identifying human remains and criminal suspects from DNA samples, and tracing family trees and ancient human ancestors.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Since the July legislation expired on Oct. 5, the district has seen several instances of disorderly behavior by teenagers, including the takeover of a movie theater in Chinatown and an Oct. 19 fight among over 100 adolescents.—
Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Nov. 2025
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She was charged with disorderly intoxication, battery on an officer/firefighter/EMT, resisting arrest with violence and threatening a public servant, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office.—
Diane J. Cho,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Recent investigations like OpenLux and the 2017 series Panama Papers, however, reveal how bad actors also sometimes use these havens to launder illicit cash and evade taxes.—
Deena Sabry,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Sliwa, the Republican nominee, told Fox News Digital that a Mamdani mayoralty would expand prostitution and trafficking across the city and cement Roosevelt Avenue’s reputation as a red-light corridor of illicit activity and violence.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Louisville police say anything that goes into the air or explodes is illegal for average citizens.—
James Bruggers,
The Courier-Journal,
5 July 2017
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Official fireworks shows took place over the city, and illegal pyrotechnics lit up the sky everywhere in between.—
Lisa Beebe,
Los Angeles Magazine,
5 July 2017
Adjective
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The events occurred in and around the lawless border of Venezuela and Colombia, where spies, smugglers and gun runners rub shoulders and distrust their own shadow.—
Kevin G. Hall,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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The Southeast Asian nation is embroiled in a civil war with various ethnic groups fighting the military, creating an almost lawless situation in many parts of the country and allowing scam operations to thrive.—
Mithil Aggarwal,
NBC news,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Anarchic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anarchic. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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