Defenition of the word illegitimate

• Defenition of the word illegitimate

  • Born of parents not legally married to each other.
  • the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents
  • of marriages and offspring; not recognized as lawful
  • contrary to or forbidden by law; "an illegitimate seizure of power"; "illicit trade"; "an outlaw strike"; "unlawful measures"
  • contrary to or forbidden by law

Synonyms for the word illegitimate

• • bastard
  • by-blow
  • criminal
  • dishonest
  • illegal
  • illegitimate child
  • illicit
  • love child
  • outlaw
  • outlawed
  • unlawful

Similar words in the illegitimate

• • adulterine
  • base
  • baseborn
  • bastard
  • bastardly
  • fatherless
  • illegal
  • illegitimate
  • illegitimately
  • invalid
  • left-handed
  • misbegot
  • misbegotten
  • natural
  • spurious
  • unauthorized
  • unlawful
  • wrongful

Hypernyms for the word illegitimate

• • issue
  • offspring
  • progeny

Antonyms for the word illegitimate

• • legitimate

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