lawless
/ˈlɔːləs
/adjective
Not governed by or obedient to laws; characterized by a lack of civic order: it was a lawless, anarchic city...
- Other sources mention Vlad's determination to bring order in lawless times.
- Whereas in the Taliban regime it seemed pretty lawless, from the descriptions.
- What tests or considerations are to guide the jury in determining when he may reasonably become lawless?
Synonyms
anarchic, anarchical, disorderly, ungovernable, unruly, without law and order, disruptive, insurrectionary, insurgent, revolutionary, rebellious, insubordinate, riotous, mutinous, mutinying, seditious, revolting, terrorist
illegal, unlawful, lawbreaking, illicit, illegitimate, criminal, felonious, indictable, delinquent, culpable, villainous, transgressing, violating
informal crooked, shady, bent
archaic miscreant
Derivatives
lawlessly
- Suddenly allowing religions to act lawlessly does not seem like such a good idea.
- In a way, it is a sort of Western, the story of Americans advancing into an empty desert, living lawlessly, excessively, violently, and being punished for their transgressions.
- Congress should expand its investigation of the Justice Department, monitoring how it is defining torture in various cases, and checking to make sure that it is not doing so lawlessly.
Rhymes
- Chinatown
- china tree
- chinaware
- chinch
- chinch bug
- chincherinchee
- chinchilla
- Chinchilla, Laura
- chin-chin
- Chincoteague Island
- Chincoteague pony
- Chindit
- Chindwin
- chine
- Chinese
- Chinese artichoke
- Chinese box
- Chinese burn
- Chinese cabbage
- Chinese checkers
- Chinese chequers
- Chinese chives
- Chinese fire drill
- Chinese gooseberry
- Chinese kale