Thesaurus
lawless
adjective
Synonyms and Antonyms of LAWLESS
1
not restrained by or under the control of legal authority <the lawless rioters were destroying everything in sight>
Related Words defiant, insubordinate, mutinous, rebellious, refractory, riotous; undisciplined; criminal, felonious, illegal, illegitimate, illicit, unlawful, wrongful; disobedient, froward, intractable, recalcitrant
Near Antonyms lawful, legal, legalized, legitimate; amenable, compliant, docile, obedient, submissive, tractable
Antonyms law-abiding, orderly
2
contrary to or forbidden by law <the level of lawless activity in the territory had reached the point where the authorities felt compelled to act>
Related Words bad, evil, immoral, shameful, sinful, unethical, wicked, wrong; blamable, blameworthy, censurable, reprehensible; banned, barred, contraband, criminalized, disallowed, discouraged, forbidden, interdicted, outlawed, prohibited, proscribed; adulterine, bootleg, unauthorized, unlicensed, unsanctioned; under-the-counter, under-the-table; corrupt, unprincipled, unscrupulous, villainous
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