legitimate

Definition of legitimate

Adjectives

of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful
Synonyms:
authorised, authorized
endowed with authority
legal
established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules
valid
well grounded in logic or truth or having legal force
lawfully-begotten
born in wedlock; enjoying full filial rights
left-handed, morganatic
(of marriages) of a marriage between one of royal or noble birth and one of lower rank; valid but with the understanding that the rank of the inferior remains unchanged and offspring do not succeed to titles or property of the superior
lawful, rightful, true
having a legally established claim
Antonyms:
illegitimate
of marriages and offspring; not recognized as lawful
unauthorised, unauthorized
not endowed with authority
illegal
prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules
invalid
having no cogency or legal force
adulterine
conceived in adultery
base, baseborn
illegitimate
bastardly, misbegot, misbegotten, spurious
born out of wedlock
fatherless
not having a known or legally responsible father
left-handed
(of marriages) illicit or informal
unlawful, wrongful
having no legally established claim
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based on known statements or events or conditions
Synonyms:
logical
valid
well grounded in logic or truth or having legal force
in accordance with recognized or accepted standards or principles
"legitimate advertising practices"
Synonyms:
constituted, established
brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established
authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law
"a legitimate government"
Synonyms:
lawful, licit
legal
established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules

Verbs

make legal
Synonyms:
decriminalise, decriminalize, legalise, legalize, legitimatise, legitimatize, legitimise, legitimize
Antonyms:
criminalise
declare illegal; outlaw
criminalize, illegalise, illegalize, outlaw
criminalize
declare illegal; outlaw
outlaw
declare illegal; outlaw
outlaw
declare illegal; outlaw
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Types:
monetise, monetize
give legal value to or establish as the legal tender of a country
Type of:
allow, countenance, let, permit
consent to, give permission
show or affirm to be just and legitimate
Type of:
justify, vindicate
show to be right by providing justification or proof
make (an illegitimate child) legitimate; declare the legitimacy of (someone)
Type of:
alter, change, modify
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

Vocabulary Lists for legitimate

Legal latinisms »(178 words)
A (by no means exhaustive) list. Surprising how some...
  • a fortiori
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  • a priori
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nursing 804 »(130 words)
  • praxis
  • inquiry
  • philosophy
  • know
  • theory

Khamza_Vocabulary_in_VT »(1449 words)
  • noxious
  • spur
  • speck
  • bound
  • repugnance

Ben Carson's Gifted Hands »(95 words)
An interesting list of vocabulary words from Ben...
  • abate
  • acrostic
  • adamant
  • adamantly
  • alleviate

feelings »(5461 words)
open
  • happy
  • alive
  • good
  • understanding
  • great

sergio study »(1261 words)
  • falsehood
  • dissemble
  • profligate
  • abate
  • abdicate

Fifth Grade Parents' Spelling Bee »(1012 words)
  • a cappella
  • aardvark
  • abandon
  • abbreviate
  • abscond

Obama's Health Care Address to Congress »(844 words)
Obama's Health Care Address to Congress, made on...
  • health care
  • insurance
  • insurance company
  • affordable
  • health insurance

Words that contain legitimate

illegitimate
 illegitimate child
 illegitimate enterprise
 illegitimately
 legitimately