chaotic
Syllables: cha·ot·ic/keɪˈɒtɪk/US/keɪˈɑtɪk/
chaotic adjective: filled with chaos.
Adjective
chaotic (comparative more chaotic, superlative most chaotic)
- Filled with chaos.
- Treating of the Expanſum, or Inferiour Heav'n, he ſays that according to the Moſaick Phyſiology, the Heav'ns, generated of the Abyſſine, or Chaotick Waters, are divided only into two Orbs, call'd by the names of the Superiour and Inferiour Heav'ns […]1702 January–February, “VI. An Account of a Book, viz Edmundi Dickinsoni M.D. Physica vetus & vera, sive, Tractatus de Naturali veritate hexameri Mosaici. […] Londini 1702. in 4o.”, in Philosophical...
- Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver said Tuesday that the federal assault charges filed against her a day earlier related to a chaotic melee outside an Immigration Customs and Enforcement detention facility are “absurd.”2025 May 20, Shania Shelton and Holmes Lybrand, “Democratic congresswoman says federal charges in ICE facility scuffle are ‘absurd’”, in CNN
- Extremely disorganized or in disarray.
- In theſe early and unrefined Ages, the jarring Parts of a certain chaotick Conſtitution ſupported their ſeveral Pretenſions by the Sword. Experience and Policy have ſince taught other Methods.1756, [Edmund Burke], “A Vindication of Natural Society; or, A View of the Miseries and Evils Arising to Mankind from Every Species of Artificial Society. […]”, in Fugitive Pieces, on Various...
- Our intervals of repose were now very short; for at 12ʰ 50ᵐ a.m., March 16th, another rush drove irresistibly on the larboard quarter and stern, and forcing the ship ahead raised her up on the ice. A chaotic ruin followed; our poor and cherished court yard, its wall and arched doors, gallery, and...1838, [George] Back, chapter V, in Narrative of an Expedition in H.M.S. Terror, Undertaken with a View to Geographical Discovery on the Arctic Shores, in the Years 1836–7, London: John Murray, […]...
- Highly sensitive to starting conditions, so that a small change to them may yield a very different outcome.
- The manipulation of the environment through design involves many branches of mathematics: the projective geometry of light transmission, the chaotic and probabilistic maths of weather patterns, and the statistical algorithms required to make analysis legible and obtain discrete building components...2011 April, Martha Tsigkari, Adam Davis, Francis Aish, “A Sense of Purpose: Mathematics and Performance in Environmental Design”, in George L. Legendre, editor, Mathematics of Space (Architectural...
- Aligned against following or upholding laws and principles.
- While a player in Advanced Dungeons & Dragons is required to properly perform one of nine moral categories (e.g., "lawful good" or "chaotic neutral"), the Everway player is expected to perform the literary equivalent of moral themes. It is easy to imagine a Macbeth Everway character with the fault...2001, Daniel Mackay, “Interface Design: The Machinery Manufacturing the Ghost in the Machine”, in The Fantasy Role-playing Game: A New Performing Art, Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, →ISBN...
- The Chaotic Neutral wills the destruction of instances of universal order, but is not motivated by sadism in doing so. The archetypal Chaotic Neutral from recent great fantasy literature remains Karsa Orlong. […] One might harness some of the reasons against the idea of Chaotic Good against Chaotic...2012, Jon Cogburn, “Beyond Chaotic Good and Lawful Evil?”, in Jon Cogburn, Mark Silcox, editors, Dungeons and Dragons and Philosophy: Raiding the Temple of Wisdom (Popular Culture and Philosophy...
Noun
chaotic (plural chaotics)
chaotic meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
chaotic in Hindi
- filled with chaos
- अस्त-व्यस्त ast-vyast, अव्यवस्थित avyavasthit, असंगठित asaṅgṭhit
- extremely disorganized or in disarray
- अस्त-व्यस्त ast-vyast, अव्यवस्थित avyavasthit
chaotic in Tamil
- குழப்பமான, ஒழுங்கற்ற, சீரற்ற
chaotic in Urdu
- خلط ملط
chaotic in Bengali
- chaotic
- বেশামাল beśamal, বেগতিক begotoik
More languagesFewer languages
- chaotic in Malayalam
- അനവസ്ഥിത, അരാജക, കുഴഞ്ഞ, കുഴപ്പം പിടിച്ച
- chaotic in Kannada
- ತಬ್ಬಿಬ್ಬಾದ, ಕವ್ವರೆ, ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆಯಿಲ್ಲದ, ಅರಾಜಕತೆಯಿಂದ ಕೂಡಿದ
- chaotic in Tagalog
- dimayawin
- chaotic in Arabic
- فَوْضَوِيّ fawḍawiyy
- chaotic in Thai
- โกลาหล goo-laa-hǒn, อลหม่าน, วุ่นวาย wûn-waai
- chaotic in Vietnamese
- hỗn loạn, hỗn độn
Examples of chaotic in a sentence
- A chaotic ruin followed; our poor and cherished court yard, its wall and arched doors, gallery, and well-trodden paths, were rent, and in some parts ploughed up like dust.1838, [George] Back, chapter V, in Narrative of an Expedition in H.M.S. Terror, Undertaken with a View to Geographical Discovery on the...
- Yes, there is death in this business of whaling—a speechlessly quick chaotic bundling of a man into Eternity.1851 November 14, Herman Melville, “The Chapel”, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers...
- Following "yet another chaotic day in parliament", it did at least look like "the last chance for [Theresa] May's Brexit deal" was approaching, the paper [Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung] said.2019 March 28, Jon Henley, “European press gets popcorn out for another chaotic day of Brexit: The latest twist was likened to a TV saga...
- It is, however, an additional step removed—and therefore seemintly more contrived—to imagine Macbeth as "chaotic neutral," "neutral evil," or "lawful neutral."2001, Daniel Mackay, “Interface Design: The Machinery Manufacturing the Ghost in the Machine”, in The Fantasy Role-playing Game: A New...
Synonyms of chaotic
Forms of chaotic
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more chaotic |
| superlative | most chaotic |
| alternative form | chaotick |
| Noun | |
| plural | chaotics |
Origin of chaotic
From Late Latin chaoticus (“of or pertaining to the primordial state of the universe”), from Latin chaos (“chaos”) + -ticus (suffix forming adjectives from nouns); analysable as chaos + -otic. Doublet of gassy.
Words formed from chaotic
Phrases with chaotic
Words that rhyme with chaotic
- exotic
- hypnotic
- sclerotic
- homoerotic
- neurotic
- quixotic
- antibiotic
- asymptotic
- biotic
- despotic
- dicrotic
- ekpyrotic
31 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- heterotic
- idiotic
- narcotic
- Nilotic
- probiotic
- semiotic
- symbiotic
- amniotic
- anadiplotic
- aponeurotic
- aquatic
- aryepiglottic
- autoerotic
- epiglottic
- erotic
- extraglottic
- glottic
- homeotic
- infraglottic
- intraglottic
- miotic
- osmotic
- paraglottic
- periglottic
- polyglottic
- psittacotic
- subglottic
- supraglottic
- thyroepiglottic
- transglottic
- unhypnotic
Questions about chaotic
- What does chaotic mean?
- Chaotic means filled with chaos.
- What is chaotic in Hindi?
- Chaotic in Hindi is अस्त-व्यस्त (ast-vyast), अव्यवस्थित (avyavasthit), असंगठित (asaṅgṭhit). See Chaotic meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use chaotic in a sentence?
- A chaotic ruin followed; our poor and cherished court yard, its wall and arched doors, gallery, and well-trodden paths, were rent, and in some parts ploughed up like dust.
- What part of speech is chaotic?
- Chaotic can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce chaotic?
- Chaotic is pronounced /keɪˈɒtɪk/ (UK).
Words near chaotic in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: chaotic (page history and authors); chaotic (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); chaotic (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); বেগতিক (Bengali) (page history and authors); chaotic (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); chaotic (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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