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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
absurd
senseless
nonsensical
preposterous
ludicrous
untenable
unfounded
specious
wrong
incongruous
foolish
silly
stupid
implausible
flawed
more ❯
“It is not illegitimate to seek a parallel between the two events.”
Adjective
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Unsuitable or inappropriate or a given purpose or situation
improper
inappropriate
unsuitable
inapt
unseemly
unbecoming
wrong
unfit
infelicitous
inapposite
untoward
indecorous
malapropos
incorrect
incongruous
inept
inopportune
unapt
amiss
untimely
unhappy
graceless
unacceptable
inexpedient
perverse
unsuited
unseasonable
unwarranted
undue
inapplicable
inadvisable
imprudent
irregular
discordant
inadequate
inharmonious
preposterous
odd
discrepant
erroneous
inadmissible
inaccurate
abnormal
ludicrous
false
ill-advised
ill-timed
out of place
out-of-place
out-of-season
off-base
at odds
bad form
not suitable
more ❯
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
ineffective
useless
ineffectual
unsanctioned
terminated
discontinued
non-viable
not in force
unavailing
inefficacious
cancelled out
of no effect
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 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
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