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chaos

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of chaos

a state in which everything is out of order

  • the boy's room is in such chaos that it looks as though a tornado had struck
Synonyms of chaos

chance-medley, confusion, disarrangement, disarray, dishevelment, disorder, disorderedness, disorderliness, disorganization, free-for-all, havoc, heck, hell, jumble, mare's nest, mess, messiness, misorder, muddle, muss, shambles, snake pit, tumble, welter
Words Related to chaos

anarchy, lawlessness, misrule, riot

knot, snarl, tangle

labyrinth, maze, web

maelstrom, storm

bollix, clutter, litter, mishmash, shuffle

hodgepodge, medley, miscellany, morass, motley
Near Antonyms of chaos

method, pattern, plan, system
Antonyms of chaos

order, orderliness

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