as in revolutionary
a person who believes that government and laws are not necessary
The anarchists decided to move to a remote location that was, for all intents and purposes, lawless.
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Recent Examples of anarchist
Greenwich Village was thick with activists, artists, and anarchists; Harlem was having its Renaissance.
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Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
Scores of downtown storefronts were boarded up in anticipation of clashes between cops and anarchists that, for a change, never materialized.
—Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 27 Apr. 2025
Not all of us in the anti-globalist crowd were pot-smoking anarchists.
—Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2025
Italy's special police unit Digos is leading an investigation looking into the possibility that anarchists set fire to the cars on the eastern outskirts of the Italian capital, a security source said.
—USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
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Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
Scores of downtown storefronts were boarded up in anticipation of clashes between cops and anarchists that, for a change, never materialized.
—Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 27 Apr. 2025
Not all of us in the anti-globalist crowd were pot-smoking anarchists.
—Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2025
Italy's special police unit Digos is leading an investigation looking into the possibility that anarchists set fire to the cars on the eastern outskirts of the Italian capital, a security source said.
—USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anarchist
Noun
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Warren’s identity as a doctor overlapped with his role as a revolutionary, Di Spigna says.—
Eliza McGraw,
Smithsonian Magazine,
17 June 2025
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Many see the president's admiration for the song as an odd choice, given that the lyrics are sung from the point of view of French revolutionaries standing up against a powerful and corrupt ruling class.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
12 June 2025
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Yemen's Houthi rebels, aligned with Iran, have continued to launch attacks in the region despite the truce, including previous drone and missile strikes targeting Israel.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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Young-il manages to separate from the group and betrays the rebels, killing two of them and faking his own death.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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Widely viewed as the most powerful of a broad array of insurgent groups active in northern Syria, HTS withstood regular attacks by the Syrian military, ultimately turning the tide last December.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 May 2025
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In recent years, the PKK has been limited to isolated attacks inside Turkey as the Turkish military, backed by armed drones, has pushed its insurgents increasingly across the mountainous border into Iraq.—
Suzan Fraser,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2025
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“Anarchist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anarchist. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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