Synonyms for illegitimate
ˌɪl ɪˈdʒɪt ə mɪtil·le·git·i·mate

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1. illegitimateadjective

   Antonyms:
   logical, legal, legitimate

2. illegitimateadjective

   Antonyms:
   logical, legal, legitimate

3. illegitimateadjective

   Antonyms:
   legitimate, legal, logical

4. illegitimateadjective

   Antonyms:
   legitimate, legal, logical

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1. bastard, by-blow, love child, illegitimate child, illegitimate, whoresonadjective

   the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents

   Synonyms:
   bastard, love child, mongrel, dickhead, son of a bitch, by-blow, prick, cocksucker, shit, whoreson, asshole, illegitimate child

   Antonyms:
   true(a), lawful, morganatic, legal, left-handed, rightful(a), legitimate, lawfully-begotten

2. illegitimate, illicit, outlaw(a), outlawed, unlawfuladjective

   contrary to or forbidden by law

   "an illegitimate seizure of power"; "illicit trade"; "an outlaw strike"; "unlawful measures"

   Antonyms:
   lawfully-begotten, morganatic, legitimate, true(a), legal, rightful(a), left-handed, lawful

3. illegitimateadjective

   of marriages and offspring; not recognized as lawful

   Synonyms:
   outlaw(a), unlawful, illicit, outlawed

   Antonyms:
   lawful, lawfully-begotten, morganatic, true(a), legitimate, left-handed, rightful(a), legal

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1. illegitimateadjective

   Synonyms:
   unlawfully begotten, born out of wedlock

2. illegitimateadjective

   Synonyms:
   spurious, not genuine

3. illegitimateadjective

   Synonyms:
   unauthorized, unlawful, illicit, improper

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1. illegitimateadjective

   Synonyms:
   bastard, adulterine, illegal, illicit, spurious

2. illegitimateverb

   Synonyms:
   illegitimatize, bastardize

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1. List of paraphrases for "illegitimate":

   unlawful, illegal, illicit, spurious, improper

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1. Ayanna Pressley:

   This president is illegitimate.

2. Mike Pompeo:

   The United States is helping to recover a brighter future for Venezuela. We're here to urge all nations to support the democratic aspirations of the Venezuelan people as they try to free themselves from former President Maduro's illegitimate mafia state.

3. August Pfluger:

   The number of Venezuelan migrants encountered by [CBP] has increased nearly 3,000 percent from fiscal year 2020 to fiscal year 2022, given the reports of the deliberate, nefarious actions of the illegitimate Maduro regime, it is more important than ever that CBP has the tools and capabilities in place to identify foreign violent criminals, affiliates of FTOs, and affiliates of TCOs.

4. President Biden:

   It easily could be illegitimate, imagine if, in fact, Trump had succeeded in convincing Pence to not count the votes.

5. President Dilma Rousseff:

   They will not achieve anything by attacking my record, which is known; I love my country and I'm honest, i will fight against the illegitimate interruption of my mandate using all the tools that the rule of law gives me.