English adjective: illegitimate | |||
1. | illegitimate contrary to or forbidden by law | ||
Samples | An illegitimate seizure of power. Illicit trade. An outlaw strike. Unlawful measures. | ||
Synonyms | illicit, outlaw, outlawed, unlawful | ||
Similar | illegal | ||
Antonyms | legal | ||
2. | illegitimate of marriages and offspring; not recognized as lawful | ||
Similar | adulterine, base, baseborn, bastardly, fatherless, left-handed, misbegot, misbegotten, spurious, unlawful, wrongful | ||
See also | illegal, invalid, unauthorised, unauthorized | ||
Antonyms | legitimate | ||
English noun: illegitimate | |||
1. | illegitimate (person) the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents | ||
Synonyms | bastard, by-blow, illegitimate child, love child, whoreson | ||
Broader (hypernym) | issue, offspring, progeny | ||