Synonyms of anarchists

anarchists

noun

plural of anarchist

as in revolutionaries

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.

Related Words

• revolutionaries
• rebels
• radicals
• insurgents
• subversives
• extremists
• anarchs
• revolutionists
• agitators
• insurrectionists
• crazies
• challengers
• resisters
• oppositionists
• young Turks
• refusers
• resistants
• recusants
• defiers
• insubordinates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of anarchists

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

Something common to the plans and schemes of crypto-anarchists is a certain Rube Goldberg fussiness. — Finn Brunton, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026

Indeed, antisemitisms prove that a society can hold contradictory images simultaneously, such as the fact that the Jews are both anarchists out to destroy capitalism as well as capitalists out to exploit the working class. — Literary Hub, 24 July 2026

In July 1936, anarchists set fire to the church’s crypt and broke into the architect’s workshop before destroying many of his plans and plaster models. — CNN Money, 8 June 2026

But divining Gaudí's intentions has required detective work, because during the Spanish Civil War, anarchists protesting the Catholic Church set fire to parts of the structure, and smashed Gaudí's models into 8,000 pieces. — Seth Doane, CBS News, 7 June 2026

At the time, several hundred thousand unions, socialists, anarchists and reformers took to the streets to advocate for the eight-hour workday. — Preston Mizell, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026

Several of the anarchists were convicted of the deaths, to strong public approval. — Jim Nowlan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026

This was just the beginning of us young anarchists becoming judgmental jerks. — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2026