Synonyms for lawlessness
law·less·ness

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1. lawlessness

   The essential idea of revolution is a change in the form of government or constitution, or a change of rulers, otherwise than as provided by the laws of succession, election, etc.; while such change is apt to involve armed hostilities, these make no necessary part of the revolution. The revolution by which Dom Pedro was dethroned, and Brazil changed from an empire to a republic, was accomplished without a battle, and almost without a shot. Anarchy refers to the condition of a state when human government is superseded or destroyed by factions or other causes. Lawlessness is a temper of mind or condition of the community which may result in anarchy. Confusion, disorder, riot, and tumult are incidental and temporary outbreaks of lawlessness, but may not be anarchy. Insubordination is individual disobedience. Sedition is the plotting, rebellion the fighting, against the existing government, but always with the purpose of establishing some other government in its place. When rebellion is successful it is called revolution; but there may be revolution without rebellion; as, the English Revolution of 1688. A revolt is an uprising against existing authority without the comprehensive views of change in the form or administration of government that are involved in revolution. Anarchy, when more than temporary disorder, is a proposed disintegration of society, in which it is imagined that social order might exist without government. Slaves make insurrection; soldiers or sailors break out in mutiny; subject provinces rise in revolt. Compare SOCIALISM.

   Synonyms:
   anarchy, confusion, disintegration, disorder, insubordination, insurrection, mutiny, rebellion, revolt, revolution, riot, sedition, tumult

   Antonyms:
   authority, command, control, domination, dominion, empire, government, law, loyalty, obedience, order, rule, sovereignty, submission, supremacy

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1. anarchy, lawlessnessnoun

   a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government)

   Synonyms:
   anarchy, outlawry

2. lawlessness, outlawrynoun

   illegality as a consequence of unlawful acts; defiance of the law

   Synonyms:
   anarchy, outlawry

Matched Categories

1. • Disorder
   • Government
   • Illegality

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1. lawlessnessnoun

   Synonyms:
   anarchy, unrestraint, abandon, mobocracy, license, riot

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1. List of paraphrases for "lawlessness":

   anarchy, illegality, chaos, disorder, unlawfulness, impunity

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1. Jeff Sessions:

   To end the lawlessness and move to the virtuous cycle, we have to be very productive. Volume is critical, let's be clear : We have a goal, and the goal -- and that goal is to end the lawlessness that now exists in our immigration system.

2. Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall:

   Can't speak to that. But senator, what I can tell you is that we've denounced lawlessness, not only as it's related to what took place on Jan. 6, but also the lawlessness that continues to go on across our country with violent crime, and what I would hope is part of this hearing that this body is likewise questioning our nominee about her philosophy on criminal justice as it relates decisions she would make on the court.

3. New Jersey:

   It's the liberal policies in this city that have led to the lawlessness that has been encouraged by the President of the United States, sanctuary cities across the country, where if you are mayor, you don't want to enforce the immigration law? Eh, don't bother. Because the President doesn't like those laws.

4. Donald Trump:

   We're gathered tonight to discuss what we must do to stop the deadly wave of lawlessness and chaos that has been sweeping across our land like we've never seen before, the rule of law has been collapsing before our very eyes under the weak on crime policies of the Biden administration, the Pelosi-Schumer Congress, radical left Democrats at the state and local level.

5. Wolf Blitzer:

   It will be the work of your generation to make sure that this degradation of democracy does not continue -- to see to it that our current flirtation with lawlessness and authoritarianism does not become a heritable trait to be passed down from this presidency.