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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'legitimate' Princeton's WordNet
1. (adj) legitimate
of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful Synonyms: licit logical lawful Antonyms: unlawful illegal left-handed , fatherless bastardly , wrongful baseborn , invalid , unestablished spurious base , misbegot adulterine illegitimate misbegotten
2. (adj) legitimate, logical
based on known statements or events or conditions Synonyms: coherent , consistent , ordered , licit , lucid , logical , legitimate , lawful Antonyms: misbegotten unestablished left-handed unlawful spurious base illegitimate illegal misbegot bastardly , invalid baseborn adulterine wrongful fatherless 3. (adj) legitimate
in accordance with recognized or accepted standards or principles Synonyms: licit logical lawful Antonyms: left-handed illegal base unlawful misbegot wrongful fatherless adulterine bastardly spurious misbegotten baseborn unestablished invalid illegitimate 4. (verb) lawful, legitimate, licit
authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law Synonyms: rule-governed , lawful , licit , logical , rightful(a) , true(a) , legitimate Antonyms: base fatherless , left-handed , baseborn , misbegot , wrongful , illegal , misbegotten , spurious , unlawful , adulterine , bastardly , illegitimate , unestablished , invalid 5. (verb) legalize, legalise, decriminalize, decriminalise, legitimize, legitimise, legitimate, legitimatize, legitimatise
make legal Synonyms: legitimize legalise decriminalize decriminalise legitimise legitimate legalize , legitimatise , legitimatize Antonyms: illegal , misbegot , fatherless , illegitimate , adulterine , left-handed , unestablished , baseborn , base , unlawful , invalid , spurious , misbegotten , wrongful , bastardly
6. (verb) legitimate
show or affirm to be just and legitimate Synonyms: legitimize , legalise , decriminalize , decriminalise , legitimise , legalize , legitimatise , legitimatize Antonyms: illegitimate , base misbegot , invalid fatherless , spurious , baseborn , misbegotten , wrongful , illegal , left-handed , bastardly , unlawful , unestablished , adulterine
7. (verb) legitimate
make (an illegitimate child) legitimate; declare the legitimacy of (someone) Synonyms: legitimize legalise decriminalize decriminalise legitimise legalize legitimatise legitimatize Antonyms: misbegotten , baseborn , fatherless , misbegot , illegitimate , spurious , wrongful , unestablished , adulterine , illegal , left-handed , unlawful , bastardly , invalid base
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'legitimate' English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. legitimate
That is authentic which is true to the facts; that is genuine which is true to its own claims; as, authentic history; genuine money. A 'genuine' work is one written by the author whose name Synonyms: authentic , accepted , certain , original , sure , accredited , current , real , true , authoritative , genuine , received , trustworthy , authorized , legitimate , reliable , veritable Antonyms: apocryphal , counterfeit , exploded , false , spurious , baseless , disputed , fabulous , fictitious , unauthorized
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