Synonyms and Antonyms of illegitimate
1
born to a father and mother who are not married
- despite being illegitimate, Alexander Hamilton rose to greatness
2
contrary to or forbidden by law
- an illegitimate use of campaign contributions for personal expenses
bad, evil, immoral, shameful, sinful, unethical, wicked, wrong
blamable, blameworthy, censurable, reprehensible
banned, barred, contraband, criminalized, disallowed, discouraged, forbidden, interdicted, outlawed, prohibited, proscribed
adulterine, bootleg, unauthorized, unlicensed, unsanctioned
under-the-counter, under-the-table
corrupt, unprincipled, unscrupulous, villainous
ethical, good, just, principled, right, righteous, virtuous
allowed, permitted
authorized, licensed
approved, endorsed (also indorsed), sanctioned
abetted, encouraged, promoted, suggested, supported
correct, decent, decorous, proper, seemly
3
not using or following good reasoning
- made several illegitimate inferences
fallacious, illogical, inconsequent, inconsequential, invalid, irrational, nonrational, unreasonable, unreasoning, unsound, weak
eristic (also eristical), misleading, sophistic (or sophistical), specious
half-baked, ill-advised, misguided, unconsidered, unreasoned
inconsistent
absurd, asinine, foolish, meaningless, nonsensical, preposterous, reasonless, senseless, silly
Kafkaesque, odd, peculiar, strange, surreal, unusual, weird
insane, mad, nutty, wacky (also whacky)
disordered, disorganized, rambling, random
unconvincing
inexplicable, unaccountable, unexplainable
commonsense, sane, sensible, sober, wise
enlightened, informed, just, justified, reasoned
ordered, organized
clear, cogent, compelling, convincing, credible, persuasive, plausible, satisfying, solid
certain, sure, true
confirmed, corroborated, demonstrated,
