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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
preposterous
absurd
untenable
unfounded
specious
wrong
incongruous
implausible
senseless
nonsensical
flawed
foolish
ludicrous
faulty
stupid
more ❯
“It is not illegitimate to seek a parallel between the two events.”
Adjective
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Not legally valid or binding
invalid
void
inoperative
null
nonbinding
nugatory
bad
nonvalid
nullified
canceledUS
cancelledUK
revoked
worthless
annulled
rescinded
unenforceable
unacceptable
abolished
improper
inapplicable
incorrect
repealed
null and void
not binding
legally void
useless
ineffective
ineffectual
terminated
discontinued
vain
unsanctioned
futile
non-viable
unavailing
not in force
bootless
pointless
valueless
unproductive
abortive
cancelled out
of no effect
hollow
idle
unimportant
absent
nonexistent
nothing
inefficacious
insignificant
untrue
negative
unreal
unsound
barren
imaginary
powerless
bogus
false
dud
fake
expired
spurious
fraudulent
phoneyUK
counterfeit
forged
dummy
pseudo
illegal
mock
hoax
phonyUS
artificial
sham
uncollectible
voided
lapsed
negated
nonviable
unratified
unrenewed
forceless
meaningless
dead
not viable
out of date
set aside
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 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
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Done or kept in secret, sometimes to conceal an illicit or improper purpose
clandestine
secret
covert
furtive
surreptitious
sneaky
private
underhand
undercover
stealthy
sneaking
underground
underhanded
privy
backstairs
hidden
stealth
sly
sneak
concealed
secretive
closet
black
artful
fraudulent
foxy
illegal
illicit
hush-hush
behind-the-scenes
hugger-mugger
hole-and-corner
cloak-and-dagger
under wraps
under-the-table
back-alley
hole-in-the-corner
on the QT
under-the-counter
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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