anarchic

[ an-ahr-kik ]

/ ænˈɑr kɪk /

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adjective

of, like, or tending to anarchy.

advocating anarchy.

not regulated by law; lawless: Anarchic bands pillaged the countryside.

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Also an·ar·chi·cal .

Origin of anarchic

1780–90; <French anarchique, or anarch(y) + -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM anarchic

an·ar·chi·cal·ly, adverbhy·per·an·ar·chic, adjectivenon·an·ar·chic, adjectivenon·an·ar·chi·cal, adjective

non·an·ar·chi·cal·ly, adverbpro·an·ar·chic, adjectiveun·an·ar·chic, adjective

Words nearby anarchic

anapsid, anaptotic, anaptyxis, Anapurna, anarch, anarchic, anarchism, anarchist, anarcho-syndicalism, anarchy, an arm and a leg

How to use anarchic in a sentence

This results in a “freer” or “more anarchic and less organized” kind of brain activity, according to neuroscientist Mendel Kaelen, the founder and CEO of Wavepaths, an app that creates music for psychedelic therapy.
How to Make a Perfect Tune for an Acid Trip|Dana G Smith|December 20, 2021|The Daily Beast
She coined a term for herself, that she was an “anarchic humanist.”
“A Fascinating, Sexy, Intellectually Compelling, Unregulated Global Market.” (Ep. 484)|Stephen J. Dubner|December 2, 2021|Freakonomics
The assemblage didn’t make a whole lot of visual sense, but it had a kind of anarchic beauty to it.
This chemist is reimagining the discovery of materials using AI and automation|Simon Lewsen|October 27, 2021|MIT Technology Review
It all unfolded in anarchic, disorganized fashion because 2001’s Internet was a wild place.
A key legacy of 9/11? The way conspiracy theories spread online.|Jeff Melnick|September 10, 2021|Washington Post

Travelers who feel particularly anarchic can ride a bike, as I did, and explore the main road for as long as they like.
The Perfect Summer Day in Denali National Park|Emily Pennington|May 24, 2021|Outside Online
They also have a truly American love for freedom, even anarchic freedom.
It’s Not the USA that Made Libya the Disaster it is Today|Ann Marlowe|August 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Yet it is these very anarchic groups that the Second Amendment was incorporated to subdue.
Gun-Control Foes Misunderstand the Intent of the Second Amendment|Jack Schwartz|December 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The universe is anarchic and doesn't care about us and unfortunately, there's no greater rhyme or reason as to why it would be me.
The Best of David Rakoff: Quotes, ‘This American Life,’ ‘The Daily Show,’ & More||August 10, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The India Kapur reveals at times seems anarchic, lawless in some ways.
‘The Lives of the Novelists’ and ‘India Becoming’: Reviewed|Rob Verger, John McIntyre|April 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST
He sees, in the anarchic Wall Street encampment, a sign of a grassroots revolt against austerity economics.
Unions Join Occupy Wall Street|Michelle Goldberg|October 4, 2011|DAILY BEAST
It was supposed to be democratic, but it sometimes bordered on the anarchic.
The Penal Cluster|Ivar Jorgensen (AKA Randall Garrett)
Everywhere the usual anarchic quarrels rose among the rebels, and the country was plundered mercilessly.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 4|Various
Discipline yourselves, wisely, in all kinds; more and more, till there be no anarchic fibre left in you.
History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XIII. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle
The old and anarchic system of Dublin Castle seems to be definitely doomed.
Six days of the Irish Republic|Louis Redmond-Howard
He prefers to use the epithet "anarchic" to designate political liberalism, which he combats.
Anarchism|Paul Eltzbacher