Synonyms

anarchic

American

[an-ahr-kik] / ænˈɑr kɪk /

Also anarchical

adjective

of, like, or tending to anarchy.
advocating anarchy.
not regulated by law; lawless.

Anarchic bands pillaged the countryside.

Other Word Forms

anarchically adverb
hyperanarchic adjective
nonanarchic adjective
nonanarchical adjective
nonanarchically adverb
proanarchic adjective
unanarchic adjective

Etymology

Origin of anarchic

First recorded in 1780–90; either from French anarchique or anarch(y) + -ic

Example Sentences

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Mr. Huffman’s text captures the anarchic, utopian, very 1970s-counterculture spirit of the book, even as his additions and reorganizations streamline the narrative and reflect changes in the world since it was written.

From The Wall Street Journal

Shot on a handheld digital camera, the film applies an anarchic home-movie aesthetic to a superbly performed, discomfitingly comic drama of darkness within a family.

From The Wall Street Journal

The vibe is exuberant and anarchic and very much in tempo with the joy-craving fatalism of today.

From Los Angeles Times

A product of an anarchic group called the Cacophony Society, SantaCon has come to be seen by many as an annoying pub crawl.

From The Wall Street Journal

Just look at the anarchic energy of The Spice Girls' Wannabe, or the seven-part pop Frankenstein that was Girls Aloud's Biology and ask yourself, "Could Westlife have pulled that off?"

From BBC

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