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Adjective
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Not authorized by the law
illegal
illicit
unlawful
criminal
felonious
unauthorisedUK
unauthorizedUS
unsanctioned
banned
actionable
contraband
forbidden
lawbreaking
prohibited
proscribed
unlicensed
unofficial
unwarranted
barred
dishonest
interdicted
outlawed
against the law
black-market
bootleg
corrupt
crooked
dishonorableUS
dishonourableUK
fraudulent
improper
lawless
malfeasant
verboten
wrongful
bent
dodgy
not allowed
not permitted
shady
unconstitutional
under-the-table
against the rules
wicked
wrong
under the counter
more ❯
“Moreover, as Lord Scarman recognised, pressure which appears legitimate might be illegitimate if applied for the wrong motives.”
Adjective
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Born to unmarried parents
natural
misbegotten
baseborn
love
spurious
unfathered
supposititious
adulterine
nameless
extramarital
born of unmarried parents
born out of wedlock
born on the wrong side of the blanket
suppositious
base
unrespectable
“The illegitimate child of this union is the occasion for the legacy.”
Adjective
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Lacking sense or sound reasoning
invalid
illogical
unsound
incorrect
fallacious
inconsequent
inconsequential
irrational
nonrational
spurious
unreasonable
unreasoning
weak
wrongly deduced
wrongly inferred
untenable
wrong
unfounded
absurd
faulty
preposterous
specious
groundless
incongruous
mad
sophistic
unreasoned
flawed
implausible
nonsensical
more ❯
“It is not illegitimate to seek a parallel between the two events.”
Adjective
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Not in accordance with accepted standards, especially of morality or honesty
improper
inappropriate
unsuitable
incongruous
unfit
incorrect
irregular
wrong
inapposite
inapt
infelicitous
malapropos
unacceptable
unwarranted
amiss
corrupt
dishonest
dishonorableUS
dishonourableUK
graceless
ill-timed
immoral
inapplicable
indecorous
inept
inopportune
perverse
unapt
unbecoming
uncalled-for
unethical
unhappy
unprofessional
unseasonable
unseemly
unsuited
untoward
crooked
erroneous
false
inaccurate
unscrupulous
abnormal
awkward
discordant
discrepant
ill-advised
imprudent
inadequate
inadmissible
inadvisable
inexpedient
inharmonious
ludicrous
odd
off-base
out-of-place
out-of-season
preposterous
unbefitting
uncomely
undue
untimely
against the rules
not cricket
at odds
bad form
not suitable
out of place
more ❯
Adjective
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Not legally valid or binding
invalid
inoperative
null
void
unenforceable
annulled
bad
canceledUS
cancelledUK
improper
inapplicable
incorrect
nonbinding
nonvalid
nugatory
null and void
nullified
revoked
unacceptable
worthless
abolished
legally void
not binding
repealed
rescinded
useless
expired
ineffective
terminated
discontinued
ineffectual
lapsed
out of date
vain
futile
unavailing
fake
false
unsanctioned
extinct
non-viable
forged
counterfeit
unrenewed
bogus
voided
run out
spurious
fraudulent
phoneyUK
dead
not in force
dud
phonyUS
sham
pointless
valueless
unproductive
abortive
faked
pinchbeck
flawed
bootless
cancelled out
stale
superseded
obsolete
elapsed
no longer law
of no effect
unimportant
absent
nothing
insignificant
untrue
unreal
unsound
barren
powerless
nonexistent
more ❯
Adjective
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Not reasoned
unreasoned
absonant
arbitrary
costing an arm and a leg
dear
excessive
exorbitant
extortionate
extreme
far-out
illogical
immoderate
improper
inordinate
intemperate
irrational
out of bounds
overkill
overmuch
peremptory
posh
pricey
senseless
steep
stiff
too great
too much
too-too
uncalled-for
unconscionable
undue
unfair
unjust
unjustifiable
unlawful
unrightful
unwarrantable
unwarranted
up to here
way out
wrongful
Adjective
▲
Done or kept in secret, sometimes to conceal an illicit or improper purpose
clandestine
covert
furtive
private
secret
stealthy
surreptitious
underground
underhand
backstairs
behind-the-scenes
hole-and-corner
cloak-and-dagger
closet
concealed
hidden
hugger-mugger
hush-hush
sly
sneaky
undercover
hole-in-the-corner
back-alley
privy
sneak
sneaking
stealth
underhanded
under-the-counter
under-the-table
artful
black
foxy
fraudulent
illegal
illicit
on the QT
secretive
under wraps
on the quiet
in holes and corners
mumUK
momUS
more ❯
Noun
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An illegitimate child, born to unmarried parents
natural child
love child
love-child
by-blow
illegitimate child
child born out of wedlock
child born in the vestry
spurious offspring
lovechild
nullius filius
fruit of adultery
bend sinister
bastard child
out-of-wedlock child
child born without benefit of clergy
bar sinister
“However, world events and history seem to have been shaped by the offspring of an illegitimate son of a common bowman.”
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