The country was in a state of anarchy at that time.
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Anarchy
/ˈæ.nə.ki/
Synonyms for "anarchy" (114 found)
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Noun(7 words)
Adjective(1 words)
chaotic society
Strong matches (34)
Noun(5 words)
discontinuitydiscretenessdisjunctiondislocationdisorderdisorderlinessdisorganizationdispersaldispersiondisruptiondissolutiondistemperentropyfabulous formless darknessformlessnessfoul upfoul-upfuzzinesshasslehaziness
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Adjective(2 words)
lawless spaceutter chaos
lawlessnesslegal flawlicenselynch lawmessinessmisrulemistinessmix upmix-upmob lawmob rulemobocracymorassmuddlenihilismnonadhesionnoncohesionobscurityochlocracyorderlessness
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outlawryprimal chaosrebellionreign of terrorrevolutionriotscatteringscrew upscrew-upseparatenessshapelessnesssnafusyndicalismtechnical flawtohubohuturmoilunadherenceunadhesivenessunclearnessunlawfulnessunrulinessuntenacityvaguenesswrongfulness
Noun(9 words)
lawlessness in societylawlessnessesmayhemmore lawlessmost lawlessstate of lawlessnessstatelessnessturmoiluncontrol
Determiner(2 words)
no governmentno law
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7 entriesdisorderorganizational statusphilosophypolitical conceptpolitical ideologysituational conditionsocial condition
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21 total sentences available.
While the civil war went on, the country was in a state of anarchy.
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They needed a new government to control the anarchy.
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Anarchy can happen during wartime.
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