What is another word for illegitimate?
Synonyms for illegitimate
ˌɪl ɪˈdʒɪt ə mɪtil·le·git·i·mate
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Wiktionary
illegitimateadjective
Antonyms:
logical, legal, legitimateillegitimateadjective
Antonyms:
logical, legal, legitimateillegitimateadjective
Antonyms:
legitimate, legal, logicalillegitimateadjective
Antonyms:
legitimate, legal, logical
Princeton's WordNet
bastard, by-blow, love child, illegitimate child, illegitimate, whoresonadjective
the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents
Synonyms:
bastard, love child, mongrel, dickhead, son of a bitch, by-blow, prick, cocksucker, shit, whoreson, asshole, illegitimate childAntonyms:
true(a), lawful, morganatic, legal, left-handed, rightful(a), legitimate, lawfully-begottenillegitimate, illicit, outlaw(a), outlawed, unlawfuladjective
contrary to or forbidden by law
"an illegitimate seizure of power"; "illicit trade"; "an outlaw strike"; "unlawful measures"
Antonyms:
lawfully-begotten, morganatic, legitimate, true(a), legal, rightful(a), left-handed, lawfulillegitimateadjective
of marriages and offspring; not recognized as lawful
Synonyms:
outlaw(a), unlawful, illicit, outlawedAntonyms:
lawful, lawfully-begotten, morganatic, true(a), legitimate, left-handed, rightful(a), legal
Dictionary of English Synonymes
illegitimateadjective
Synonyms:
unlawfully begotten, born out of wedlockillegitimateadjective
Synonyms:
spurious, not genuineillegitimateadjective
Synonyms:
unauthorized, unlawful, illicit, improper
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
illegitimateadjective
Synonyms:
bastard, adulterine, illegal, illicit, spuriousillegitimateverb
Synonyms:
illegitimatize, bastardize
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#3556 | illegal | |
#4793 | shit | |
#12565 | unlawful | |
#13530 | improper | |
#14107 | asshole | |
#15342 | bastard | |
#18565 | illicit | |
#28087 | prick | |
#28336 | spurious | |
#34558 | illegitimate | |
#39825 | outlawed | |
#44952 | cocksucker | |
#67821 | mongrel | |
#98385 | dickhead |
How to use illegitimate in a sentence?
In its role as the only legitimate branch of government duly elected by the Venezuelan people, National Assembly invoked the country's constitution to declare Nicolas Maduro illegitimate, and the office of the presidency therefore vacant. The people of Venezuela have courageously spoken out against Maduro and his regime and demanded freedom and the rule of law.
Crazy stuff. Gangs, illegitimate children, fights on boats in Rhode Island, all nonsense, reported breathlessly and often uncritically by the media.
Sunni Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi:
The verdict is unjust, political and illegitimate and I will not acknowledge it, to my dear people, I say, make sure that al-Maliki and those who stand behind him don't get what he wishes. Because they want sectarian strife.
It easily could be illegitimate, imagine if, in fact, Trump had succeeded in convincing Pence to not count the votes.
Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz:
Yesterday, the court doubled down with a 5-4 opinion that undermines not just the definition of marriage, but the very foundations of our representative system of government, for those who say the marriage decision yesterday is the law of the land, it is fundamentally illegitimate, it is wrong, it is not law, and it is not the Constitution.
Translations for illegitimate
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- il·legítimCatalan, Valencian
- ulogisk, uretmæssig, uberettiget, illegitimDanish
- illegitim, unrechtmäßigGerman
- νόθοςGreek
- nelegitima, malrajtaEsperanto
- ilegítimoSpanish
- avioton, väärä, lainvastainen, laitonFinnish
- illégitimeFrench
- illegittimo, illegaleItalian
- לֹא חוּקִיHebrew
- 婚外, 紛い, 違法, 庶出, 偽Japanese
- onrechtmatig, illegaalDutch
- nielegalnyPolish
- ilegitim, nelegalRomanian
- противозаконный, незаконный, нелегальный, нелегитимныйRussian
- olaglig, lagstridig, illegal, utomäktenskaplig, illegitimSwedish
- นอกกฎหมายThai
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