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Synonyms for chaos
ˈkeɪ ɒschaos

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Wiktionary3.0 / 2 votes

  1. chaosnoun

    Any state of disorder, any confused or amorphous mixture or conglomeration.

    Antonyms:
    order

  2. chaosnoun

    Antonyms:
    cosmos

English Synonyms and Antonyms3.3 / 4 votes

  1. chaos

    Synonyms:
    confusion, derangement, disarrangement, disorder, irregularity

    Antonyms:
    manner, method, mode, order, regularity, rule, system

Princeton's WordNet1.0 / 1 vote

  1. chaos, pandemonium, bedlam, topsy-turvydom, topsy-turvynessnoun

    a state of extreme confusion and disorder

    Synonyms:
    cuckoo's nest, pandemonium, bedlam, booby hatch, nut house, madhouse, sanatorium, funny farm, funny house, crazy house, topsy-turvydom, snake pit, loony bin, nuthouse, topsy-turvyness

  2. chaosnoun

    the formless and disordered state of matter before the creation of the cosmos

    Synonyms:
    pandemonium, topsy-turvyness, bedlam, topsy-turvydom

  3. Chaosnoun

    (Greek mythology) the most ancient of gods; the personification of the infinity of space preceding creation of the universe

    Synonyms:
    pandemonium, topsy-turvyness, bedlam, topsy-turvydom

  4. chaosnoun

    (physics) a dynamical system that is extremely sensitive to its initial conditions

    Synonyms:
    pandemonium, topsy-turvyness, bedlam, topsy-turvydom

Dictionary of English Synonymes3.5 / 2 votes

  1. chaosnoun

    Synonyms:
    matter in a disorganized state, matter in confusion

  2. chaosnoun

    Synonyms:
    disorder, confusion

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words2.0 / 1 vote

  1. chaosnoun

    Synonyms:
    confusion, disorder, disorganization

Nicknames0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of known nicknames for "Chaos":

    Adrian Rice

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD5.0 / 1 vote

  1. chaos

    Synonyms:
    Non-linearity

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How to use chaos in a sentence?

  1. Justin Riemer:

    Not only does it invite fraud and needlessly delay election results, it also risks disenfranchising voters and causing complete chaos for November.

  2. Madeleine L'Engle:

    A life lived in chaos is an impossibility...

  3. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo:

    Every state doing their own thing, different cities doing their own thing, it's confusing, it's chaos, the federal government should come up, step in, and say this is what we're going to do.

  4. David Gauke:

    Are David Gauke going to side with those who want to scrub the democratic verdict of the people — and plunge this country into chaos ? or are Prime Minister Boris Johnson going to side with those of us who want to get on, deliver on the mandate of the people and focus with absolute, laser-like precision on the domestic agenda ? That's the choice.

  5. Jane Timken:

    It's created a bit of chaos in the race, and it continues to be a jump ball.


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