CONTROL Antonyms
Best Opposite Words For CONTROL
| Word | Save | Syns.. | Usage | Type | ||
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| anarchy | noun n | |||||
noun • a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government) | ||||||
| chaos | noun n | |||||
noun • (Greek mythology) the most ancient of gods; the personification of the infinity of space preceding creation of the universe • a state of extreme confusion and disorder • the formless and disordered state of matter before the creation of the cosmos • (physics) a dynamical system that is extremely sensitive to its initial conditions | ||||||
| confusion | noun n | |||||
noun • disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably • a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior • a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused • an act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blended • a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another | ||||||
| disorder | noun n | |||||
noun • a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning • a condition in which things are not in their expected places • a disturbance of the peace or of public order verb • disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed • bring disorder to | ||||||
| insurrection | noun n | |||||
noun • organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another | ||||||
| lawlessness | noun n | |||||
noun • a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government) • illegality as a consequence of unlawful acts; defiance of the law | ||||||
| mayhem | noun n | |||||
noun • the willful and unlawful crippling or mutilation of another person • violent and needless disturbance | ||||||
| rebellion | noun n | |||||
noun • refusal to accept some authority or code or convention • organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another | ||||||
| revolt | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another verb • make revolution • fill with distaste • cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of | ||||||
| unruliness | noun n | |||||
noun • the trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline | ||||||
| upheaval | noun n | |||||
noun • a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally) • a violent disturbance • (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building) • disturbance usually in protest | ||||||
| free-for-all | noun n | |||||
noun • a noisy fight in a crowd | ||||||
| defy | verb v | |||||
verb • resist or confront with resistance • elude, especially in a baffling way • challenge | ||||||
| obey | verb v | |||||
verb • be obedient to | ||||||
| rebel | verb, noun, adjective v, n, adj | |||||
noun • a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions) • `Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms • someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action verb • take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance • break with established customs | ||||||
| resist | verb v | |||||
verb • elude, especially in a baffling way • stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something • express opposition through action or words • withstand the force of something • resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ • refuse to comply | ||||||
| submit | verb v | |||||
verb • refer for judgment or consideration • put before • yield to the control of another • hand over formally • refer to another person for decision or judgment • yield to another's wish or opinion • accept or undergo, often unwillingly • make an application as for a job or funding • make over as a return • accept as inevitable | ||||||
