Synonyms for legitimate
- adjective
- verb
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Genuine — authentic, real, genuine
real, genuine, legit, true, natural, authentic, actual, honest, simple, bona fide, unadulterated, veritable, unfeigned, sterling, uncounterfeited, pakka
2. Legal — in accordance with the law or established legal forms and requirements
legal, lawful, rightful, just, fair, constitutional, authorized, authorised UK, de jure
3. Valid — conforming to known principles, or established or accepted rules or standards; valid
valid, licit, permissible, acceptable, proper, allowable, rulable
Other
Verb
legitimize, legitimise UK, legalize, legalise UK, decriminalize UK US, decriminalise UK, legitimatise
Definitions
- adj. 1
In accordance with the law or established legal forms and requirements.
- adj. 2
Conforming to known principles, or established or accepted rules or standards; valid.
legitimate reasoning; a legitimate standard or method
- adj. 3
Authentic, real, genuine.
legitimate poems of Chaucer; legitimate inscriptions
- v. 1
To make legitimate, lawful, or valid; especially, to put in the position or state of a legitimate person before the law, by legal means.
Related words
- Word family
- legitimately legitimateness legitimatise
Forms
- Past participle
- legitimated
e.g. legitimated → legitimized, legalized, decriminalized, legitimatised…
Example sentences
- actual James and Amanda were living an actual fairy tale.
- genuine These letters have been acknowledged to be genuine.
- authentic This restaurant serves authentic Neapolitan pizza.
- legal The legal system in America is the world's finest.
- lawful We need to handle this in a lawful manner.
By length
- 4 letters
- just1, real1, true1, fair1
- 5 letters
- legal2, valid2, legit2, pakka, licit
- 6 letters
- simple2, actual3, honest2, proper2, lawful2
- 7 letters
- natural3, genuine3, logical3, rulable
- 8 letters
- sterling2, rightful2, legalize3, legalise
- 9 letters
- authentic3, veritable4, allowable4, unfeigned
- 10 letters
- acceptable4, authorized3, authorised, legitimize4, legitimise
- 11 letters
- permissible4
- 12 letters
- legitimatise
- 13 letters
- unadulterated6, decriminalize5, decriminalise
- 14 letters
- constitutional5
- 15 letters
- uncounterfeited
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (legal2 = 2 syllables).