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Antonyms for lawless


Grammar : Adj
Spell : law-lis
Phonetic Transcription : ˈlɔ lɪs



Definition of lawless

Origin :
  • c.1200, lawelese (see law + -less) Related: Lawlessly; lawlessness.
  • adj reckless, ungoverned
Example sentences :
  • Now don't fancy that Lawless and I are going to run away with you.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • Which of us are you afraid of, Lawless, or me, or yourself?'
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • The fierce and lawless shall assume the figure of the unrelenting wolf.
  • Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
  • He spoke frankly and with considerable regret of these lawless years.
  • Extract from : « Ruggles of Red Gap » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • He had high animal spirits, and engaged in lawless enterprises.
  • Extract from : « Bunyan » by James Anthony Froude
  • You feel, and I assure you you feel correctly, that you are not exactly in lawless hands.'
  • Extract from : « The Pirate and The Three Cutters » by Frederick Marryat
  • It is the sober who are demoralised by it, and not the lawless who are deterred.
  • Extract from : « Shelley, Godwin and Their Circle » by H. N. Brailsford
  • He is seduced into the life of pleasure, and becomes a lawless person and a rogue.
  • Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato
  • But these lawless adventurers were as improvident as they were vicious and idle.
  • Extract from : « King Philip » by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
  • And this therefore is the worst of all lawful governments, and the best of all lawless ones.
  • Extract from : « Statesman » by Plato

Synonyms for lawless

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