Synonyms for anarchy
ˈæn ər kian·ar·chy

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1. anarchynoun

   confusion in general; disorder

   Antonyms:
   order

2. anarchynoun

   Antonyms:
   nonanarchy

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1. anarchy

   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 Anarchy refers to the condition of a state when human government is superseded or destroyed by factions or other causes.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:
   confusion, disintegration, disorder, insubordination, insurrection, lawlessness, 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

   Synonyms:
   disorder, tumult, rebellion, riot, misgovernment, insubordination

   Antonyms:
   order, subjection, government, organization, control, law

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1. anarchy, lawlessnessnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   lawlessness, outlawry

Matched Categories

1. • Disorder
   • Government

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1. anarchynoun

   Synonyms:
   disorder, misrule, confusion, want of government

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1. List of paraphrases for "anarchy":

   lawlessness, chaos, chaotic, disorder

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1. Scott C. Holstad:

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2. Joseph Sobran:

   By a very conservative estimate, a hundred million people have died at the hands of their own governments in this century. Given that record, how bad could anarchy be?

3. David Layson:

   Anarchy is not chaos, but order with out control.

4. Stephen Biddle:

   There's a generation of young Afghans who have tried to build a future for themselves, around our model, and we're now walking away, if the country collapses into anarchy and chaos, do we owe them nothing ?

5. Saeb Erekat:

   This (U.S.) administration is really trying to destroy the Palestinian moderate camp. They want to throw us into chaos and anarchy, the road to peace is clear - commitment to the two-state solution, a Palestinian state on the 1967 borders with Jerusalem as its capital. This is the road to any negotiations or any meetings.