What is another word for unlawful?
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Pronunciation:
[ ʌnlˈɔːfə͡l], [ ʌnlˈɔːfəl], [ ʌ_n_l_ˈɔː_f_əl]
The word "unlawful" refers to something that is not legal or authorized by law. There are several synonyms for this word that can be used depending on the context. Among them are "illegal," which means something that is prohibited or not allowed by law. Another synonym is "illicit," which refers to something that is not allowed by law or custom and is considered morally unacceptable. "Prohibited" is another word that can be used to mean something that is not allowed by law or official rules. "Unacceptable" is another synonym that can be used to describe something that is not allowed or approved by the law.
Related words: unlawful act, ilegal act, criminal act, illegal act, act unbecoming, immoral act
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Similar words for unlawful:
- against the law (adjective)
- all (adjective)
- amiss (adjective)
- bootleg (adjective)
- criminal (adjective)
- crooked (adjective)
- illegal (adjective)
- illegitimate (adjective)
- illicit (adjective)
- misbegotten (adjective)
- off-limits (adjective)
- other relevant words (adjective)
- outlawed (adjective)
- unauthorized (adjective)
- unconstitutional (adjective)
- unfair (adjective)
- unreasonable (adjective)
- unreasoned (adjective)
- villainous (adjective)
- wrong (adjective)
- irregular (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- other synonyms
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Unlawful:
adj.
• against the law (adjective)- bootleg,
- iniquitous,
- unlicensed,
- illegal,
- forbidden,
- prohibited,
- taboo,
- improper,
- nefarious,
- lawless,
- banned,
- actionable,
- flagitious,
- outlawed.
- foul,
- haywire,
- un suitable,
- out order,
- in-accurate,
- in-correct,
- in-appropriate,
- mis-taken,
- sickest,
- un-lawful,
- in correct,
- in accurate,
- more flawed,
- most flawed,
- un-suitable,
- mis taken,
- un lawful,
- in appropriate,
- unsuitable.
- more unsanctioned,
- most black market,
- more pirated,
- more black-market,
- most unsanctioned,
- more smuggled,
- most under-the-counter,
- most black-market,
- more under-the-counter,
- more blackmarket,
- most blackmarket,
- more bootlegged,
- most pirated,
- more black market,
- un sanctioned,
- most smuggled,
- un official,
- blackmarket,
- un-official,
- most bootlegged,
- more under the counter,
- un-sanctioned,
- most under the counter.
- more racket,
- more wildcat,
- un-righteous,
- most racket,
- most wildcat,
- off base,
- un righteous,
- scandalous,
- more unrighteous,
- most indictable,
- more indictable,
- most unrighteous,
- out line.
- punishable,
- under the table,
- outside the law,
- unwarranted,
- unjust,
- not approved,
- not legal,
- verboten,
- unwarrantable,
- extralegal,
- offensive,
- felonious,
- unconstitutional,
- against the law.
- amiss,
- up here,
- in violation of law,
- over the line,
- out of line,
- overkill,
- too great,
- crooked,
- Pirated,
- costing an arm and a leg,
- under-the-counter,
- wrongful,
- contrary to law,
- wrong,
- flawed,
- against law,
- Absonant,
- Unreasoned,
- indictable,
- illicit,
- unauthorized,
- unrightful,
- unreasonable,
- glitched up,
- black-market,
- up to here,
- villainous,
- Unapproved,
- unsanctioned,
- too-too,
- illegitimate,
- misbegotten,
- unfair,
- unsporting,
- bootlegged,
- unrighteous,
- pricey.
- more unapproved,
- over line,
- un approved,
- un-authorized,
- un-justified,
- most unapproved,
- un justified,
- un authorized,
- un-approved.
- in equitable,
- un-justest,
- un justifiable,
- un duest,
- un-sporting,
- un juster,
- more cheating,
- un-ethical,
- un-fairer,
- un sporting,
- in-excusable,
- dis-criminatory,
- un fairer,
- most unsporting,
- dis criminatory,
- un-due,
- un-duer,
- uncalledfor,
- un just,
- un ethical,
- un-fair,
- un fairest,
- more unsporting,
- one sided,
- un rightful,
- un-fairest,
- un-just,
- un fair,
- un justest,
- in excusable,
- most cheating,
- more unrightful,
- un-juster,
- un due,
- dis-creditable,
- un-justifiable,
- most unrightful,
- un-duest,
- dis creditable,
- in-equitable,
- un-rightful,
- onesided.
- costing arm and a leg,
- un-reasonable,
- more absonant,
- priciest,
- over kill,
- more too-too,
- most absonant,
- in-temperate,
- tootoo,
- in-ordinate,
- farout,
- pricier,
- costing arm and leg,
- more tootoo,
- costing arm a leg,
- over-kill,
- costing an arm a leg,
- un-conscionable,
- more overkill,
- un conscionable,
- over much,
- costing an arm and leg,
- un reasonable,
- most too too,
- most overkill,
- most tootoo,
- too too,
- in temperate,
- more too too,
- costing arm leg,
- most too-too,
- costing an arm leg.
n.
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- clandestine,
- fraudulent,
- shady.
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- law.
Other synonyms:
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- fishy,
- convicted,
- deceptively,
- smell,
- illegality,
- deceptive,
- seedy,
- delinquent,
- treasonable,
- counterfeit,
- baseborn.
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- dirty.
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- Against.
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- hot.
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- natural.
- censored,
- outlawry,
- injustice,
- unpermissible,
- unsavory,
- injury,
- vile,
- nonconstitutional,
- wrongness,
- indecorous,
- awful,
- unfitting,
- Fiendish,
- disqualified,
- unacceptable,
- chargeable,
- mesalliance,
- unfit,
- perverse,
- faulty,
- anarchistic,
- infamous,
- morganatic marriage,
- impolite,
- ignominious,
- inequality,
- imperfect,
- uneven,
- tabu,
- atrocious,
- inappropriate,
- open,
- off-color,
- forbid,
- out-of-line,
- wildcat,
- bad,
- astray,
- not done,
- inequity,
- undue,
- rude,
- dishonest,
- anarchic,
- Triable,
- larcenous,
- explicit,
- deviation,
- not allowed,
- aberrant,
- opprobrious,
- sacrilegious,
- unprivileged,
- anathema,
- abnormal,
- vicious,
- nonlegal,
- contraband,
- eccentricity,
- extrajudicial,
- disorder,
- impermissible,
- anomic,
- disentitled,
- sinful,
- off-limits,
- unentitled,
- against regulations,
- unmerited,
- lawlessness,
- unseemly,
- unlawfulness,
- Forbade,
- injudicious,
- bent,
- intolerable,
- under-the-table,
- misbranded,
- off-base,
- black market,
- unjustified,
- racket,
- proscribed,
- venal,
- Interdicted,
- unspeakable,
- untouchable,
- shameful,
- bastard,
- naughty,
- restricted,
- wide-open,
- terrible,
- not permitted,
- fatherless,
- anomaly,
- unqualified,
- Disallowed,
- illogical,
- inequitable,
- erroneous,
- extramarital,
- infernal,
- reprehensible,
- erring,
- illegitimacy,
- unethical,
- black,
- unmentionable,
- crime,
- dishonourable,
- iniquity,
- culpable,
- diabolic,
- unequal,
- misdemeanor,
- Vetoed,
- unbalanced,
- irregularity,
- blameworthy,
- undeserved,
- adulterine,
- Justiciable,
- censorable,
- deviant,
- evil,
- violation,
- unchartered,
- mariage de convenance,
- shameless,
- barred,
- outlaw,
- disgraceful,
- wicked,
- incorrect,
- abnormality,
- abominable,
- status,
- unofficial,
- deformity,
- unallowed,
- Tabooed,
- out of wedlock,
- exceptionable,
- immoral,
- objectionable,
- unauthorised,
- dreadful,
- outrageous,
- illicitness.
How to use "Unlawful" in context?
When we think of unlawful, many presume the meaning is criminal. In legal terms, however, unlawful has a more general meaning that can encompass a variety of actions that are not strictly legal. Some examples of unlawful actions include breaking a law that has not been broken, violating an order or decree that is not lawfully issued, or harming someone without their consent. In some cases, unlawful actions may result in civil or criminal penalties.
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Equivalence
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Noun, singular or mass
illegal.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Reverse Entailment
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Proper noun, singular
unlawfully.
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Adverb
unlawfully.
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Proper noun, singular
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Independent
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Adjective
abusive, arbitrary, extrajudicial, fraudulent, ill-gotten, inappropriate, law-breaking, legitimate, licit, outlawed, proscribed, punishable, unacknowledged, unconstitutional, undue, unjustified, unlicensed, unreasonable, unruly, unwarranted, extra-judicial, anti-illegal.
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Proper noun, singular
wrongs.
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Adverb
illicitly.
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Verb, past tense
unauthorised.
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Adjective
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Exclusion
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Adjective
lawful.
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Adjective
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Other Related
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Adjective
unauthorised, unauthorized.
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Adjective
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