Mayhem Synonyms and Antonyms

mā'hĕm', mā'əm

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Synonyms for Mayhem

chaos
The disorder of formless matter and infinite space, supposed to have existed before the ordered universe
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pandemonium
An outburst; loud, riotous uproar, especially of a crowd.
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havoc
Widespread destruction; devastation.
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injury
A particular form of hurt, damage, or loss:
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maiming
The act by which somebody is maimed.
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dismembering
The act or process whereby something is dismembered.
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great bodily injury
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dismemberment
(Uncountable) The state or condition of being dismembered.
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crippling
State of being crippled; lameness.
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deforming
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deformation
The act or process of deforming.
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violence
Extreme force.
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destruction
The cause or means of destroying:
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confusion
Failure to distinguish between things
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immedicable vulnus (Latin)
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commotion
(Euphemistic) Sexual excitement.
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Antonyms for Mayhem

harmony
A literary work which brings together or arranges systematically parallel passages of historians respecting the same events, and shows their agreement or consistency.
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calm
Lack of agitation or excitement; tranquillity; serenity
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peace
An agreement or a treaty to end hostilities:
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Words Related to Mayhem

carnage
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hilarity
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brawl
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crime
(Uncountable) The practice or habit of committing crimes.
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madness
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orgy
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frenzied
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Mayhem Sentence Examples

  • Someone broke into this house of one of my targets and some sort of mayhem followed.

  • Each passing year brought the mayhem further northward, causing the old timers and the local newspaper to fret for the good old days when violence was no worse than a dog fight.

  • I asked, more to take his mind off mayhem than to elicit information.

  • I tried to force from my memory the mayhem and violence Grasso had wrought across the country.

  • If you had to watch lord knows what mayhem he sees you'd have shrieking nightmares too!

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