illegitimate - Similar and Opposite Words

What is another word for illegitimate ?

Here are the synonyms for illegitimate , a list of similar words for illegitimate from our thesaurus that you can use

Noun

the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents

Synonyms

• bastard
• by-blow
• illegitimate
• illegitimate child
• love child
• whoreson

More generic

• issue
• offspring
• progeny

Adjective

contrary to or forbidden by law

Synonyms

• illegitimate
• illicit
• outlaw
• outlawed
• unlawful

Related

• illegal

Adjective

of marriages and offspring; not recognized as lawful

Synonyms

• illegitimate

Related

• adulterine
• base
• baseborn
• bastardly
• fatherless
• left-handed
• misbegot
• misbegotten
• spurious
• unlawful
• wrongful

Opposite / Antonyms

• legitimate

Also See

• illegal
• invalid
• unauthorised
• unauthorized

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