LEGALLY Synonyms: 16 Similar and Opposite Words

legally

adverb

ˈlē-gə-lē

Definition of legally

as in ethically

according to the rules or the law that's not a move that can be made legally in chess

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Recent Examples of legally Some had worked in the country legally and others had been undocumented. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2026 While distillation can be done legally, Klein says that’s not what’s happening here. — Kate Rooney,paige Tortorelli, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026 And Yiannopoulos, who entered the US legally on May 14, 2019, according to the DHS, has frequently called for aggressive immigration enforcement in posts on his X account over the past year. — Jack Guy, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026 The Unbadged invited people to submit videos of personnel who used batons and tear gas against protestors without wearing a name badge, which police are legally required to wear. — Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for legally

Recent Examples of Synonyms for legally

Adverb

But outright bans or vague curbs afford no opportunities for students to better understand how to work ethically and effectively with AI.

— Sian Leah Beilock, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026
Ultimately, the central question is no longer whether social media is inherently good or bad but how public health systems can ethically leverage its massive reach to improve health outcomes globally.

— Thu T. Nguyen, Baltimore Sun, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of ethically

Adverb

All three countries will also need to create new regulatory regimes to make sure that Chinese firms operate fairly and do not continue to benefit from Beijing’s subsidies or from its discriminatory allocation of exports of essential inputs.

— Chad P. Bown, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2026
The couple keeps their relationship fairly private, but Waggoner occasionally features Winter in posts online.

— Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of fairly

Adverb

He was tasked with holding the movie’s most complex, morally challenging ideas, as a young boy running from trauma and left to decide between danger and redemption.

— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
But one price for all, a concept conceived by the Quakers, who believed that charging different prices to different people was morally abject, became commonplace.

— Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of morally

Adverb

The goal is to advance an industry that's still in its infancy but has enormous potential for cleanly generating large amounts of electricity.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2026
Brown noted that Fortescue generates offense just by cleanly transitioning pucks out of the defensive zone.

— Peter Baugh, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of cleanly

Adverb

Before things kicked off, a chant devoted to keeping the earth clean echoed at the beach.

— Shardaa Gray, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
That's especially proven in season 2, when — after coming clean to her team about holding Sir captive — Gabi's closest allies turn their backs on her.

— Dave Quinn, People.com, 10 Oct. 2024