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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