anarchist

noun

Definition of anarchistnext
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 There are groups of radical environmentalists and anarchists who embrace him, and Luigi Mangione gave the Unabomber Manifesto a four-star review on Goodreads. — Rachel Corbett, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026 Woody is prone to meandering and hippy-dippy monologues, as a weed-loving anarchist. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026 Something common to the plans and schemes of crypto-anarchists is a certain Rube Goldberg fussiness. — Finn Brunton, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026 President William McKinley died eight days after being shot by an anarchist during the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. — USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for anarchist
Recent Examples of Synonyms for anarchist
  1. revolutionary
  2. rebel
  3. insurgent
  4. anarch
  5. extremist
Noun
  • We are so wired for vengeance, so trained to retaliate, mused Vonnegut, Jesus must be classed among the revolutionaries.
    — Dominic Erdozain, Time, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Mao Zedong was a revolutionary who led the Communist Party during its crucial early days, winning a civil war against the ruling Nationalist Party in China, and then founding the modern-day People’s Republic of China.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of revolutionary
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  • The rebel group, in turn, continues to target Saudi infrastructure, including the King Khalid International Airport in the capital Riyadh, and oil facilities.
    — Clarissa Ward, CNN Money, 12 Nov. 2026
  • The District 13 rebels and the Capitol engage in a series of attacks, counterattacks, and clandestine missions.
    — Sophia Zhang, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of rebel
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  • From Georgia, South Carolina and Texas in the South to Ohio, Kansas and Iowa in the Midwest, insurgent Democrats not only won but did so with significant margins -- with notable shifts in key demographic groups and voting blocs.
    — Elizabeth Schreier, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Kiros' primary win was part of a wave of leftwing insurgent victories in the spring and summer that kindled the Democratic Party's fight over the direction of the party.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of insurgent
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  • Since those early beginnings, the invention’s larger structure has evolved to assume narrative shapes, such as the regular geography of Christopher Robin’s Hundred Acre Wood (where the anarch is the merrily spontaneous Winnie-the-Pooh).
    — Angus Fletcher, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Mar. 2021
Definition of anarch
Noun
  • Throughout the campaign, Holscher painted Masterson as an extremist whose election could have catastrophic consequences for public education, tax policy and civil rights.
    — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Matsui has flooded the market with mailers and TV advertisements that portray Vang as an extremist, cite her practice of abstaining from the Pledge of Allegiance and attack Vang over her attendance record at the meetings of local government bodies.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of extremist

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