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. Steve Bannon:

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3. Donald Trump:

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4. President Biden:

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

5. Paul Chambers:

   It is likely that in the aftermath of next week's election, Thailand's military establishment will, by hook or by crook, win a coalition majority, but only with the help of junta-appointed senators, the use of crony senators to win would also make Prayut's electoral victory illegitimate in the eyes of most Thai people.