Synonyms for chaos
ˈkeɪ ɒschaos

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. chaosnoun

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

   Antonyms:
   order

2. chaosnoun

   Antonyms:
   cosmos

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.3 / 4 votes

1. chaos

   Synonyms:
   confusion, derangement, disarrangement, disorder, irregularity

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

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 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

Matched Categories

1. • Greek Deity
   • Greek Mythology
   • Dynamical System
   • Physical Phenomenon
   • Physics

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:3.5 / 2 votes

1. chaosnoun

   Synonyms:
   matter in a disorganized state, matter in confusion

2. chaosnoun

   Synonyms:
   disorder, confusion

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. chaosnoun

   Synonyms:
   confusion, disorder, disorganization

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "chaos":

   mayhem, anarchy, havoc, mess, disarray, turmoil, disorder, confusion, shambles, chaotic, pandemonium, lawlessness, unrest, muddle, bedlam, upheaval

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1. List of known nicknames for "Chaos":

   Adrian Rice

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. chaos

   Synonyms:
   Non-linearity

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1. Lindsey Graham:

   There are some things you can get wrong and live to fight another day, there are some things you have to get right, because if you don't, you throw the world in chaos.

2. Justin Riemer:

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

3. Willie Rennie:

   You don't get independence on the basis of a crisis. You don't wreak chaos upon chaos.

4. Officer Edwards:

   I can just remember my breath catching in my throat because what I saw was just a war scene. It was something like I had seen out of the movies, i couldn't believe my eyes : There were officers on the ground. They were bleeding. They were throwing up. I saw friends with blood all over their faces. I was slipping in people's blood. I was catching people as they fell. It was carnage. It was chaos. I can't even describe what I saw. Never in my wildest dreams did I think that as a police officer, as a law enforcement officer, I would find myself in the middle of a battle.

5. Foo Fighters:

   It's been really hard, actually, to get through the show, because in many ways, I feel torn. Like, why am I up here dancing and having fun when people are crying over the loss of their loved ones? she continued. However, that is exactly what these people want to do. They want to shut us up. They want to silence us. And we won't let them. We will never let them, because there is power in unity, and I do believe that as much chaos and pain and senseless violence and terrorism that occurs around this world, not just in Paris, as much as that that does occur, there is more goodness in this world. We are here to prove it. Audience members clapped and cheered in support of Madonna’s statements, clearly moved by her words. U2 Visits Memorial Site Near Paris Concert Hall, Bono Speaks Out: 'These Are Our People' Madonna, who visibly teared up during her speech, went on to say that she felt conflicted about performing on Saturday and considered canceling her show. I was gonna cancel my show tonight but then I thought to myself, 'Why should I give that to them? Why should I allow them to stop me and to stop us from enjoying freedom? all of the places where people were killed were places where people were having fun, people were enjoying themselves, eating in restaurants, dancing, singing, watching a soccer match.