Anarchic
adjective
Having no rules, government, or order, often causing confusion or disorder.
The protest quickly became anarchic, with people running everywhere and shouting.
Often appears as...
- anarchic society
- anarchic behavior
adjective
Relating to or supporting anarchy, a political theory favoring the elimination of governments or governmental restraint.
He holds anarchic political views, stating that all governments should be abolished.
Often appears as...
- anarchic principles
- anarchic movement
Usage tips
Disapproving
Political
adjective
Having no rules, government, or order, often causing confusion or disorder.
The protest quickly became anarchic, with people running everywhere and shouting.
Often appears as...
- anarchic society
- anarchic behavior
adjective
Relating to or supporting anarchy, a political theory favoring the elimination of governments or governmental restraint.
He holds anarchic political views, stating that all governments should be abolished.
Often appears as...
- anarchic principles
- anarchic movement
Usage tips
Disapproving
Political
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Pro Tip 1/3Chaos Imagery
Anarchic often evokes images of chaos, where normal order is disrupted.
After the match, fans left an anarchic trail of destruction in the stadium.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Negative
While anarchic usually suggests confusion, it can also imply freedom from control.
The anarchic spirit of the festival thrilled everyone.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
Anarchic can describe a non-literal absence of order, like in a messy room or complex situation.
His thoughts were anarchic, tangled like a ball of yarn.
Pro Tip 1/3Chaos Imagery
Anarchic often evokes images of chaos, where normal order is disrupted.
After the match, fans left an anarchic trail of destruction in the stadium.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Negative
While anarchic usually suggests confusion, it can also imply freedom from control.
The anarchic spirit of the festival thrilled everyone.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
Anarchic can describe a non-literal absence of order, like in a messy room or complex situation.
His thoughts were anarchic, tangled like a ball of yarn.
Pro Tip 1/3Chaos Imagery
Anarchic often evokes images of chaos, where normal order is disrupted.
After the match, fans left an anarchic trail of destruction in the stadium.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Negative
While anarchic usually suggests confusion, it can also imply freedom from control.
The anarchic spirit of the festival thrilled everyone.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
Anarchic can describe a non-literal absence of order, like in a messy room or complex situation.
His thoughts were anarchic, tangled like a ball of yarn.
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and not come back until you've found the best and most profitable books there. It's anarchic and gleefully opaque. And everyone has their method to address these problems. You know, most rely on the major agencies and they just assume that if there's great talent in the world,
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What did democracy...
disparaged this form of democracy as being anarchic and run by fools. But today the word has such positive associations, that vastly different regimes claim to embody it. At the same time, some share Plato's skepticism about the wisdom of crowds.
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Building smart cities PIPE...
whatever the little things and trains and no this is serious stuff now the city a bit messy a bit anarchic is the space that historically has been a space
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How I accidentally...
and not come back until you've found the best and most profitable books there. It's anarchic and gleefully opaque. And everyone has their method to address these problems. You know, most rely on the major agencies and they just assume that if there's great talent in the world,
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What did democracy...
disparaged this form of democracy as being anarchic and run by fools. But today the word has such positive associations, that vastly different regimes claim to embody it. At the same time, some share Plato's skepticism about the wisdom of crowds.
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Building smart cities PIPE...
whatever the little things and trains and no this is serious stuff now the city a bit messy a bit anarchic is the space that historically has been a space
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Joanne Harris
British Author
My heroes and heroines are often unlikely people who are dragged into situations without meaning to become involved, or people with a past that has never quite left them. They are often isolated, introspective people, often confrontational or anarchic in some way, often damaged or secretly unhappy or incomplete.
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Tom Hiddleston
English Actor
Heath Ledger's performance in 'The Dark Knight' quite simply changed the game. He raised the bar not just for actors in superhero films, but young actors everywhere; for me. His performance was dark, anarchic, dizzying, free, and totally, thrillingly, dangerous.
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Dave Rowntree
English Musician
You know, we were worried that in the UK, there's no anarchy on kids TV. When we grew up kids TV was very anarchic and it was about stuff that your parents would probably object to, if they got to object. And it's gotten very safe.
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Richard C. Armitage
British Actor
I'd like a bit of a crack at some kind of anarchic comedy, but whether or not I'm skillful enough at it all, we'll see.
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Dave Itzkoff
American Journalist
It is a fundamental impossibility to have a magazine that is anarchic and yet formulaic. Those can't coincide.
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Roger Ebert
American Critic
I'm kind of glad the web is sort of totally anarchic. That's fine with me.
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Sadie Frost
English Actress
My childhood was colorfully anarchic and punctuated by a lot of change.
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Umberto Eco
Italian Novelist
Creativity can only be anarchic, capitalist, Darwinian.
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Quique Setien
Spanish Businessman
Real Madrid are a team who are a little anarchic.
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Mika
British Musician
Melody is disarming. It's anarchic!
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Joanne Harris
British Author
My heroes and heroines are often unlikely people who are dragged into situations without meaning to become involved, or people with a past that has never quite left them. They are often isolated, introspective people, often confrontational or anarchic in some way, often damaged or secretly unhappy or incomplete.
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Tom Hiddleston
English Actor
Heath Ledger's performance in 'The Dark Knight' quite simply changed the game. He raised the bar not just for actors in superhero films, but young actors everywhere; for me. His performance was dark, anarchic, dizzying, free, and totally, thrillingly, dangerous.
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Dave Rowntree
English Musician
You know, we were worried that in the UK, there's no anarchy on kids TV. When we grew up kids TV was very anarchic and it was about stuff that your parents would probably object to, if they got to object. And it's gotten very safe.
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Richard C. Armitage
British Actor
I'd like a bit of a crack at some kind of anarchic comedy, but whether or not I'm skillful enough at it all, we'll see.
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Dave Itzkoff
American Journalist
It is a fundamental impossibility to have a magazine that is anarchic and yet formulaic. Those can't coincide.
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Roger Ebert
American Critic
I'm kind of glad the web is sort of totally anarchic. That's fine with me.
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Sadie Frost
English Actress
My childhood was colorfully anarchic and punctuated by a lot of change.
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Umberto Eco
Italian Novelist
Creativity can only be anarchic, capitalist, Darwinian.
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Quique Setien
Spanish Businessman
Real Madrid are a team who are a little anarchic.
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Mika
British Musician
Melody is disarming. It's anarchic!
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