anything goes
Total freedom reigns
Anything goes means there are no rules, restrictions, or standards in effect—any behavior or approach is acceptable.
The phrase suggests a permissive or chaotic environment where normal limits don't apply: It's an anything-goes atmosphere at that club.
Often used to describe creative freedom, moral laxity, or situations where conventional expectations have been suspended.
- permissivenessTolerance of behavior others forbid
- avant-gardeInnovative cultural pioneers
- countercultureRejection of mainstream values
- relativismContext-dependent truth doctrine
- postmodernismSkepticism toward universal truths
no rules · nonconformity · libertarianism · open-mindedness · anarchy · throw caution · improvisation · bohemianism · eclecticism · no holds barred · gloves off · all bets are off · free-for-all · surrealism · tolerance · laissez-faire · free love · dadaism
anything goesstrict rules
by the book · regimented · no exceptions · zero tolerance · regulated
anything goesregimented
Strictly controlled and organized
disciplined · systematic · orderly · rigid · methodical
anything goespuritanical
Excessively strict about morals
absolutist · principled · orthodox · fundamentalist · doctrinaire