DELEGITIMIZE Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

delegitimize

verb

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as in to invalidate

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Recent Examples of delegitimize Trump’s sinister achievement is to delegitimize the old intellectual and political establishment while at the same time cementing the racial hierarchies and regimes of repression that this elite exploited during the war on terror. —

Victor J. Blue, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025 Trump and his cronies have pulled out all the stops — short of arrests — to neuter and delegitimize legitimate journalism. —

Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 20 Aug. 2025 This was no isolated outburst, but part of a broader effort to delegitimize conservative participation in academic life. —

Ilya Shapiro, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025 The language of these executive orders tries to delegitimize transgender identity and dehumanize transgender people. —

Tony Bravo, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for delegitimize

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With regard to the current Section 301 probe and the potential of levying stickier double-digit duties than those invalidated by the Supreme Court earlier this year, the USTR is due to make a decision by mid-July’s deadline.

— Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 2 June 2026
There were rumblings Saturday night of a push to invalidate the results altogether, though the state party ultimately upheld the endorsement while giving candidates a pass to move forward despite pledges.

— Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 2 June 2026