LEGITIMATE Synonyms
There are 9 hypernyms of the word legitimate. (close relations)
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| lawful | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • conformable to or allowed by law adjective satellite • according to custom or rule or natural law • having a legally established claim • authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law | ||||||
| legal | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules • of or relating to jurisprudence • relating to or characteristic of the profession of law adjective satellite • having legal efficacy or force • allowed by official rules | ||||||
| rightful | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • legally valid • having a legally established claim | ||||||
| authentic | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief • not counterfeit or copied | ||||||
| genuine | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • not fake or counterfeit adjective satellite • not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed • being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something | ||||||
| proper | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness adjective satellite • having all the qualities typical of the thing specified • limited to the thing specified • appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs | ||||||
| true | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • consistent with fact or reality; not false • expressing or given to expressing the truth noun • proper alignment; the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment adverb • as acknowledged adjective satellite • accurately placed or thrown • devoted (sometimes fanatically) to a cause or concept or truth • conforming to definitive criteria • worthy of being depended on • not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed • rightly so called • determined with reference to the earth's axis rather than the magnetic poles • having a legally established claim • in tune; accurate in pitch • accurately fitted; level verb • make level, square, balanced, or concentric | ||||||
| valid | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • well grounded in logic or truth or having legal force adjective satellite • still legally acceptable | ||||||
| legitimize | verbv | |||||
verb • make legal | ||||||
| decriminalise | verbv | |||||
verb • make legal | ||||||
| decriminalize | verbv | |||||
verb • make legal | ||||||
| legalise | verbv | |||||
verb • make legal | ||||||
| legalize | verbv | |||||
verb • make legal | ||||||
| legitimatise | verbv | |||||
verb • make legal | ||||||
| legitimatize | verbv | |||||
verb • make legal | ||||||
| legitimise | verbv | |||||
verb • make legal | ||||||
| licit | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • sanctioned by custom or morality especially sexual morality adjective satellite • authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law | ||||||
| logical | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • capable of or reflecting the capability for correct and valid reasoning • marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts adjective satellite • based on known statements or events or conditions • capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner | ||||||
