English adjective: lawless | |||
| 1. | lawless without law or control | ||
| Samples | The system is economically inefficient and politically anarchic. | ||
| Synonyms | anarchic, anarchical | ||
| Similar | uncontrolled | ||
| Antonyms | controlled | ||
| 2. | lawless lax in enforcing laws | ||
| Samples | A wide-open town. | ||
| Synonyms | wide-open | ||
| Similar | unlawful | ||
| Antonyms | lawful | ||
| 3. | lawless disobedient to or defiant of law | ||
| Samples | Lawless bands roaming the plains. | ||
| Synonyms | outlaw | ||
| Similar | unlawful | ||
| Antonyms | lawful | ||