illegitimate

The word “illegitimate” has 5 syllables: il-le-git-i-mate

It's pronounced as /ɪˌlɪˈdʒɪtɪmət/

What is synonym and antonym for illegitimate?

In the thesaurus, “illegitimate” has 106 synonyms and 68 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for illegitimate along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for illegitimate

Kafkaesque
absurd
adopted
adulterine
asinine
bad
banned
barred
baseborn
blamable
blameworthy
bootleg
censurable
contraband
corrupt
criminal
criminalized
disallowed
discouraged
disordered
disorganized
eristic
eristical
evil
fallacious
fatherless
felonious
foolish
forbidden
half-baked
ill-advised
illegal
illicit
illogical
immoral
improper
inconsequent
inconsequential
inconsistent
inexplicable
insane
interdicted
invalid
irrational
lawless
mad
meaningless
misbegotten
misguided
misleading
motherless
nameless
natural
nonrational
nonsensical
nutty
odd
orphaned
outlawed
peculiar
preposterous
prohibited
proscribed
rambling
random
reasonless
reprehensible
senseless
shameful
silly
sinful
sophistic
sophistical
specious
spurious
strange
supposititious
surreal
unaccountable
unauthorized
unconsidered
unconstitutional
unconvincing
under-the-counter
under-the-table
unethical
unexplainable
unfathered
unlawful
unlicensed
unprincipled
unreasonable
unreasoned
unreasoning
unsanctioned
unscrupulous
unsound
unusual
villainous
wacky
weak
weird
whacky
wicked
wrong
wrongful

Antonyms for illegitimate

abetted
allowed
approved
authorized
blessed
certain
clear
cogent
commonsense
compelling
confirmed
convincing
correct
corroborated
credible
decent
decorous
demonstrated
encouraged
endorsed
enlightened
established
ethical
good
indorsed
informed
just
justifiable
justified
lawful
legal
legitimate
licensed
logical
moral
ordered
organized
permitted
persuasive
plausible
principled
promoted
proper
rational
reasonable
reasoned
right
righteous
sanctioned
sane
satisfying
seemly
sensible
sober
solid
sound
substantiated
suggested
supported
sure
true
valid
validated
virtuous
warranted
well-founded
well-grounded
wise

Meanings of illegitimate

noun
1. A person born to unmarried parents.
verb
1. To make illegitimate.
adjective
1. Not conforming to known principles, or established or accepted rules or standards.
2. Not in accordance with the law.
3. Not sanctioned by marriage.
4. Not correctly deduced.
5. Not authorized by good usage; not genuine.
6. Involving the fertilization of pistils by stamens not of their own length, in heterogonously dimorphic and trimorphic flowers.

Example Sentences

Illegitimate children often face societal discrimination due to circumstances beyond their control.
The court declared the contract null and void because it was based on illegitimate claims.
The politician's opponent accused him of using illegitimate tactics to win the election.
The company faced heavy fines for engaging in illegitimate business practices.
The historian debunked the myth of the king's illegitimate descent, revealing the true lineage.

On this page you'll find 174 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to illegitimate, such as: Kafkaesque, abetted, absurd, adopted, adulterine, allowed, approved.

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