anarchic

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US /əˈnɑɹ.kɪk/ UK /əˈnɑː.kɪk/
adj Freq #64646

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    without law or control

    the system is economically inefficient and politically anarchic

  2. 2
    adj

    Chaotic, without law or order.

    Distinctions must be drawn here: love is anarchic, marriage is not.

  3. 3
    adj

    Free-spirited; not bound by the rigors or expectations of society.

    Lying is just another word for language at its most anarchic, free from any allegiance, or debt, to things as they are.

  4. 4
    adj

    Relating to, supporting, or likely to cause anarchy.

Etymology

From anarchy + -ic.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · without law or control anarchicallawless
More anarchial
Word family
Derived forms anarchicallyantianarchic

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