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| Main Entry: | anarchy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | lawlessness; absence of government |
| Synonyms: | chaos, confusion, disorder, disorganization, disregard, hostility, nihilism, rebellion, reign of terror, revolution, riot, turmoil, unrest, misrule, mob rule, nongovernment |
| Antonyms: | order, rule, lawfulness |
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| Main Entry: | anarchy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
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| Main Entry: | chaos |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | utter confusion |
| Synonyms: | anarchy, ataxia, bedlam, clutter, disarray, discord, disorder, disorganization, entropy, free-for-all*, holy mess, lawlessness, misrule, mix-up, mobocracy, muddle, pandemonium, rat's nest, snarl, topsy-turviness, tumult, turmoil, unruliness |
| Antonyms: | calm, harmony, normality, order, organization, quiet, system |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | disarray |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disorder, confusion, mess |
| Synonyms: | anarchy, chaos, clutter, disharmony, disorganization, jumble, muddle, shambles*, snarl, tangle, upset, ataxia, disarrangement, discomposure, dishevelment, holy mess, indiscipline, topsy-turviness, unholy mess, unruliness, untidiness |
| Antonyms: | arrangement, harmony, order, organization, orderliness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | disorganization |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | unordered situation or thing |
| Synonyms: | anarchy, chaos, confusion, derangement, disarray, disjointedness, disorder, disruption, dissolution, disunion, foul-up*, incoherence, mix-up, rat's nest, screw-up, unconnectedness, unholy mess |
| Antonyms: | coherence, method, neatness, order, organization, plan, system, tidiness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | mayhem |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | chaos, confusion |
| Synonyms: | anarchy, commotion, destruction, disorder, fracas, havoc, pandemonium, trouble, violence |
| Antonyms: | calm, harmony, peace |
| Main Entry: | nihilism |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | refusal to believe |
| Synonyms: | abnegation, anarchy, atheism, denial, disbelief, disorder, lawlessness, rejection, renunciation, repudiation, skepticism, agnosticism, mob rule, nonbelief, terrorism |
| Antonyms: | belief, faith, obedience, optimism |
| Main Entry: | pandemonium |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | craziness, commotion |
| Synonyms: | anarchy, babel, bedlam, bluster, brouhaha*, chaos, clamor, clatter, confusion, din, hassle, hubbub*, hue and cry*, hullabaloo*, jangle, noise, racket, riot, ruckus*, rumpus, tumult, turbulence, turmoil, uproar |
| Antonyms: | calm, peace |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | pell-mell |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disorder |
| Synonyms: | anarchy, chaos, clutter, confusion, disarray, ferment, helter-skelter, huddle, muddle, pandemonium, snarl, tumult, turmoil, upheaval, ataxia |
| Antonyms: | order, organization |
| Main Entry: | shambles |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | a mess |
| Synonyms: | anarchy, babel, bedlam, botch, chaos, confusion, disarray, disorder, disorganization, hash, havoc, hodge-podge, madhouse, maelstrom, mix-up, muddle, mess-up |
| Antonyms: | order, organization |
| Main Entry: | unrest |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | state of agitation; disturbance |
| Synonyms: | altercation, anarchy, annoyance, anxiety, bother, chagrin, change, confusion, contention, controversy, crisis, debate, disaffection, discontent, discord, disease, disquiet, dissatisfaction, dissension, distress, dither*, ennui, grief, insurrection, irritation, malaise, mortification, perturbation, protest, quarrel, rebellion, restlessness, sedition, sorrow, strife, tension, trouble, tumult, turmoil, uneasiness, uproar, upset, vexation, worry, bickering, moodiness, perplexity, tizzy, unease |
| Antonyms: | calm, harmony, peace, rest |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | disorder |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | chaos, clutter |
| Synonyms: | anarchy, ataxia, confusion, derangement, disarrangement, disarray, discombobulation, disorderliness, disorganization, huddle, irregularity, jumble, mess, muddle, rat's nest, shambles, snarl, topsyturviness, untidiness |
| Antonyms: | arrangement, conformity, method, order, orderliness, organization, system |
| Main Entry: | revolution |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | drastic action or change, often in politics |
| Synonyms: | anarchy, bloodshed, cabal, coup, coup d'état, crime, debacle, destruction, disorder, foment, golpe, guerrilla activity, innovation, insubordination, insurgency, metamorphosis, mutiny, outbreak, overthrow, overturn, plot, radical change, rebellion, reformation, reversal, revolt, rising, row, shake-up, shift, strife, strike, subversion, transformation, tumult, turbulence, turmoil, turnover, underground activity, unrest, upheaval, uprising, uproar, upset, violence |
| Notes: | rebellion is open resistance to a government or authority; revolution is a rebellion that succeeds in overthrowing the government and establishing a new one |
| Antonyms: | stagnation, submission |
| Main Entry: | riot |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | uprising, disorder |
| Synonyms: | anarchy, brawl, burst, commotion, confusion, distemper, disturbance, flap, fray, free-for-all*, fuss, hassle, lawlessness, mix-up, protest, quarrel, racket, row, ruckus, rumble, rumpus, run-in, scene, shower, snarl, stir, storm, strife, to-do*, trouble, tumult, turbulence, turmoil, uproar, anarchism, brannigan*, misrule, mob violence, ruction, shivaree, street fighting, wingding |
| Antonyms: | calm, peace |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | confusion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disoriented state |
| Synonyms: | ado, anarchy, astonishment, bustle, chaos, clutter, commotion, complexity, complication, consternation, daze, difficulty, disarray, dislocation, disorganization, distraction, ferment, fog, fracas, haze, hodge-podge, imbroglio, intricacy, jumble, labyrinth, mess, mistake, muddle, pandemonium, perturbation, racket, riot, row, shambles, stir, stupefaction, surprise, tangle, trouble, tumult, turmoil, upheaval, uproar, wilderness, abashment, discomposure, emotional upset, mystification, untidiness |
| Antonyms: | calm, clarity, composure, method, order, organization, orientation, system |
| Main Entry: | disorder |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | social commotion; mental confusion |
| Synonyms: | agitation, anarchy, brawl, bustle, chaos, clamor, complication, convulsion, discord, disorganization, distemper, disturbance, dither, entanglement, fight, flap, fracas, fuss, hubbub, hullabaloo*, imbroglio, insurrection, lawlessness, mayhem, quarrel, rebellion, reign of terror*, revolution, riot, ruckus, rumpus, static, strike, trouble, tumult, turbulence, turmoil, unrest, uproar, anarchism, discombobulation, misrule, mob rule, rioting, terrorism, tizzy, unruliness |
| Antonyms: | health |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | license |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | abandon, indulgence |
| Synonyms: | anarchy, arrogance, audacity, boldness, complacency, debauchery, disorder, effrontery, excess, forwardness, impropriety, lawlessness, laxity, relaxation, self-indulgence, temerity, animalism, gluttony, immoderation, irresponsibility, looseness, presumptuousness, prodigality, profligacy, refractoriness, relaxedness, sauciness, sensuality, slackness, unrestraint, unruliness, wantonness, wildness |
| Antonyms: | reason |
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