illegitimate
[ɪlɨˈd͡ʒɪɾəmɨt]noun, adjective5 syllables
Illegitimate means: of marriages and offspring; not recognized as lawful.
Synonyms for illegitimate38
noun, as in the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents
adjective, as in of marriages and offspring; not recognized as lawful
also used for illegitimate
nonstandard, crimeful, criminal, lawbreaking, nonlawful, natural, illogical, bogus, ingenuine, artificial, bad, bollocks, concocted, counterfeit, ersatz
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Opposites of illegitimate
What does illegitimate mean?3
adjective
1
of marriages and offspring; not recognized as lawful
2
contrary to or forbidden by law“an illegitimate seizure of power”
noun
1
the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Illegitimate in a sentence
- For a start, he was the illegitimate son of an unmarried mother.blay_paul
- The king had numerous illegitimate children with her.mervert1
- Donald Trump has spent his entire illegitimate term without majority approval.shekitten
- Ursula von der Leyen has an illegitimate authority: she wasn't elected by people.maaster
- The African Union declared the Azawad state as illegitimate.Amastan
- Ziri was Rima's dad's illegitimate son.Amastan
- Some say Mitch McConnell delegitimized the U.S. Supreme Court, but it was actually always illegitimate.shekitten
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Forms of illegitimate
as a noun
- plural
- illegitimates