Antonyms for legitimacy
lɪˈdʒɪt ə mə sile·git·i·ma·cy

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1. legitimacynoun

   Synonyms:
   legitimateness

2. legitimacynoun

   the quality of being legitimate or valid; validity

   Synonyms:
   legitimateness

Matched Categories

1. • Credibility
   • Lawfulness

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. legitimacynoun

   lawfulness by virtue of being authorized or in accordance with law

   Antonyms:
   illegitimacy

   Synonyms:
   authenticity, genuineness

2. authenticity, genuineness, legitimacynoun

   undisputed credibility

   Antonyms:
   illegitimacy

   Synonyms:
   authenticity, genuineness

How to use legitimacy in a sentence?

1. Henri Falcon:

   The process undoubtedly lacks legitimacy and as such we do not recognize it.

2. Mark Milley:

   Our major focus going forward is to make sure that violence, terrorism, cannot be exported from Afghanistan to our homeland, and so we’ll maintain the capability to be able to not only observe that but also address that if it does emerge, we expect for them to meet that commitment. If they want legitimacy going forward, I think that’s something they’ll have to consider. That’s one way to earn it, so we’ll see what happens.

3. Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda:

   It is very complicated to communicate with the regime whose legitimacy we do not recognise, and which is sending the migrants not by mistake or negligence, but on purpose -- as a political tool.

4. Salem Abdullah al-Soqotri:

   We are dealing with a militia that revolted against the state and its legitimacy.

5. John Roberts:

   So obviously people can say what they want, and they are certainly free to criticize the Supreme Court and if they want to say that Supreme Court legitimacy is in question, they are free to do so.

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