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legitimate
Synonyms and Antonyms of legitimate
permitted by law the mistrust created among investors by the financial scandal has hurt even companies engaged in wholly legitimate business practices Synonyms lawful, legit [slang], legal, licitRelated Words allowable, authorized, noncriminal, permissible; justifiable, warrantable; constitutional; de jure, regulation, statutory; good, innocent, just, proper, rightNear Antonyms bad, corrupt, evil, immoral, iniquitous, reprobate, sinful, wicked, wrong; banned, criminal, forbidden, guilty, impermissible, outlawed, prohibited, unauthorized, unjust; under-the-counter, under-the-table; nonconstitutional, unconstitutionalAntonyms illegal, illegitimate, illicit, lawless, unlawful, wrongful
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