1. without law or control (Freq. 1) - the system is economically inefficient and politically anarchic • Syn: anarchic, anarchical • Similar to: uncontrolled • Derivationally related forms: lawlessness, anarchy (for: anarchical) 2. lax in enforcing laws - a wide-open town • Syn: wide-open • Similar to: unlawful • Derivationally related forms: lawlessness 3. disobedient to or defiant of law - lawless bands roaming the plains • Syn: outlaw • Similar to: unlawful • Derivationally related forms: outlaw (for: outlaw), lawlessness
