Definition for Legitimate:

• in accordance with recognized or accepted standards or principles; " legitimate advertising practices"

Synonyms for Legitimate:

• adj.

  •all (adjective)
  • logical.
  •approved (adjective)
  • authorized.
  •authentic, valid, legal (adjective)
  • customary,
  • probable,
  • canonical,
  • consistent,
  • recognized,
  • lawful,
  • accredited,
  • well-founded,
  • sure,
  • received,
  • usual,
  • normal,
  • sanctioned,
  • sound,
  • licit,
  • typical,
  • certain,
  • reliable,
  • statutory,
  • on the up and up,
  • cogent,
  • rightful,
  • warranted,
  • acknowledged,
  • appropriate,
  • accepted,
  • sensible,
  • proper.
  •authoritative (adjective)
  • ex officio.
  •correct (adjective)
  • veridical,
  • undistorted,
  • righteous.
  •dramatic (adjective)
  • theatrical.
  •innocent (adjective)
  • untainted,
  • virginal,
  • unblamable,
  • lily-white.
  •just (adjective)
  • condign.
  •justifiable (adjective)
  • Vindicable,
  • Warrantable,
  • condonable,
  • Remissible.
  •legal (adjective)
  • legislative,
  • right,
  • sanctionable,
  • defensible,
  • juridical,
  • within the law,
  • constitutional,
  • judicial.

• n.

  •
  • distant.
  •authentic (noun)
  • valid,
  • verifiable.
  •legitimate (noun)
  • constituted,
  • morganatic,
  • legitimize,
  • decriminalise,
  • left-handed,
  • legitimatise,
  • legitimise,
  • established,
  • decriminalize,
  • legalise,
  • lawfully-begotten.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • justified,
  • innocence,
  • obvious,
  • honorable,
  • legality,
  • filial,
  • fit,
  • legitimacy,
  • understandable,
  • justly,
  • equitable,
  • sporting,
  • aboveboard,
  • unbiased,
  • legally.
  •
  • uncontroversial,
  • unrelated,
  • fairly.
  •
  • straight.
  •
  • removed.
  •
  • direct.
  •honorable
  • reputable.
  •legalize
  • legitimatize.
  •Other relevant words:
  • decree,
  • histrionic,
  • properly,
  • avow,
  • okay,
  • de jure,
  • correctly,
  • certify,
  • wholesome,
  • documented,
  • substantiate,
  • appropriately,
  • word for word,
  • expiable,
  • regulate,
  • vindicate,
  • defend,
  • endorsed,
  • self-consistent,
  • canon,
  • legitimation,
  • permitted,
  • Unspecious,
  • explain away,
  • sterling,
  • plumb,
  • establish,
  • ok,
  • completely,
  • balletic,
  • credible,
  • underacted,
  • explain,
  • chartered,
  • palliate,
  • accurate,
  • legislate,
  • due,
  • validate,
  • creditable,
  • attested,
  • extenuate,
  • totally,
  • sanction,
  • decently,
  • dinkum,
  • neatly,
  • unsimulated,
  • rationalize,
  • undisputed,
  • ballet,
  • deservedly,
  • adopt,
  • thespian,
  • fitting,
  • rational,
  • unobjectionable,
  • truly,
  • account for,
  • order,
  • accredit,
  • believable,
  • starstruck,
  • honest-to-god,
  • venial,
  • coherent,
  • endorse,
  • cinematographic,
  • sufficient,
  • political party,
  • lawfully,
  • conclusive,
  • logic,
  • scenic,
  • solid,
  • lifelike,
  • film,
  • naturalistic,
  • Milked,
  • authorize,
  • firmness,
  • unfanciful,
  • absolve,
  • argument,
  • inoffensive,
  • indulgent,
  • justify,
  • righteously,
  • tolerable,
  • stagestruck,
  • forgivable,
  • authenticate,
  • unqualified,
  • secure,
  • faithful,
  • overacted,
  • plausible,
  • pure,
  • dramaturgic,
  • substantial,
  • verisimilar,
  • movie,
  • all-star,
  • cinematic,
  • well-grounded,
  • convincing,
  • rightfully,
  • deserved,
  • sense,
  • pardonable,
  • spectacular,
  • original,
  • undisguised,
  • pucka,
  • ordered,
  • accurately,
  • A,
  • launder,
  • fully,
  • regulation,
  • reason,
  • veritable,
  • certified,
  • confirm,
  • upright,
  • weighty,
  • rightfulness,
  • well,
  • permissive,
  • approved,
  • Justiciable,
  • sanctify,
  • exculpate,
  • lawfulness,
  • rationality,
  • warrant,
  • uphold,
  • precisely,
  • straightforward,
  • verified,
  • Monodramatic,
  • Permitting,
  • excusable,
  • Allowed,
  • duly,
  • lawmaking,
  • very,
  • kosher,
  • unflattering,
  • justness,
  • methodical,
  • court,
  • unadulterated,
  • prescribe,
  • realistic,
  • virtual,
  • goodness,
  • entirely,
  • Inartificial,
  • sane,
  • allow,
  • candid,
  • regulated,
  • ratify,
  • licensed,
  • actionable,
  • deign,
  • lucid,
  • support,
  • stagy,
  • regulatory,
  • admit,
  • wrongful,
  • unexaggerated,
  • pukka,
  • recognise,
  • accept,
  • dispensable,
  • unassuming,
  • unpretended,
  • Dramatical,
  • unfeigned,
  • equity,
  • Unimitated,
  • absolutely,
  • sustain,
  • soundness,
  • enact,
  • Unforbid,
  • Statutable,
  • in good faith,
  • Logics,
  • literal,
  • thoroughly,
  • simple,
  • legitimately,
  • native,
  • deduction,
  • positively,
  • unpretending,
  • applicable,
  • verbal,
  • Legalized,
  • Legitimized,
  • well-argued,
  • unimagined,
  • filmic,
  • make legal,
  • unromantic,
  • acquit,
  • stellar,
  • orderly,
  • Simon-pure,
  • compelling,
  • honourable,
  • authenticity,
  • vested,
  • according to law,
  • unvarnished,
  • melodramatic,
  • coherence,
  • unconditional,
  • excuse,
  • rightly,
  • perfectly,
  • trustworthy,
  • unassumed,
  • authorise,
  • above-board,
  • authorised,
  • binding,
  • sincere,
  • aright,
  • acceptable,
  • dramatic,
  • ham,
  • unaffected,
  • verbatim,
  • vaudevillian,
  • dependable,
  • ordain,
  • satisfactorily,
  • overplayed,
  • Exemptible,
  • underplayed,
  • validated,
  • proven,
  • safe,
  • constitute,
  • rule-governed,
  • Uninvented,
  • principle,
  • honest,
  • rule,
  • maintain,
  • formulate,
  • fairness,
  • ratiocinative,
  • Legislatorial,
  • competent,
  • exactly,
  • declare lawful,
  • formal,
  • license,
  • actual,
  • patent,
  • commonsensical,
  • justice,
  • reasoning,
  • act,
  • Unconcocted.

Paraphrases for Legitimate:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    rightful, justified, valid, lawful.
  • Proper noun, singular
    lawful.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Adjective
    Legitimated, illegitimate.
  • Proper noun, singular
    illegitimate.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    legit, right, proper, rational, appropriate, righteous, permissible, Legalized, legitimised, legitimise, warranted, legislative, sensible, statutory, FIDE, acceptable, eligible, law-abiding, vested, decent, logical, correct, unlawful, well-grounded, real, true, meaningful, substantiated, illicit, authentic, draft, authorised, normal, honest, inalienable, regular.
  • Noun, plural
    uses.
  • Verb, base form
    legitimise.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    justifiable, well-founded, illegal, legitimacy, legal, understandable, competent.
  • Proper noun, singular
    legitimacy, legal.
  • Verb, base form
    legitimize.

Antonyms for Legitimate:

• adj.

  • all
    illegitimate.
  • authentic, valid, legal
    untrustworthy, unsuitable, deceptive, uncommon, false, affected, improper, irrational, invalid, incorrect, abnormal, unfitting, illegal, unreasonable, unreal, unwarranted, unconventional, irregular, unreliable, unlawful, dishonest, counterfeit.
  • Other antonyms:
    apocryphal, unestablished, unjust, under-the-table, reprobate, prohibited, under-the-counter, immoral, exploded, fabulous, evil, baseless, corrupt, guilty, unauthorized, disputed, unconstitutional, fictitious.

Homophones for Legitimate:

• light unit, loxodonta, low-sodium diet, light minute, law student, light-handed, light-minded, last minute, liquid unit, last-minute.

Hyponym for Legitimate:

• v.

  • change
    change, modify, alter.
  • communication
    justify, vindicate.