Collocations for chaos - noun

absolute, complete, pure (esp. AmE), total, utter
general, mass
controlled, organized
He liked to work in organized chaos.

ensuing, resulting
In the ensuing chaos, many works of art were destroyed.
I lost my bag in the ensuing chaos.

administrative, domestic, economic, financial, political, social, traffic

bring, cause, create, lead to
A serious road accident caused traffic chaos yesterday.

end in, result in
The game ended in chaos.

be plunged into, be thrown into
descend into, slide into
The country is sliding into economic chaos.

face
avert, avoid
control

break out, ensue, erupt
Chaos broke out when the fire started.

reign, rule
The government collapsed and chaos reigned.

surround sth
the confusion and chaos surrounding the bombing raids

in chaos
The airport was in chaos during the strike.

on the brink of chaos, to the brink of chaos
We are on the brink of chaos, economically speaking.
The country was brought to the brink of chaos.

order out of chaos
His brave leadership has created order out of chaos.

a scene of chaos
Doctors worked day and night amid scenes of utter chaos.

a state of chaos