Synonyms of misbegotten

misbegotten

adjective

ˌmis-bi-ˈgä-tᵊn 

as in illegitimate

born to a father and mother who are not married

a misbegotten child who never knew his father

Synonyms & Similar Words

• illegitimate
• spurious
• supposititious
• baseborn
• motherless
• natural
• unfathered
• fatherless
• adopted
• orphaned
• nameless

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• legitimate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of misbegotten

Perfection is inhuman, and pretensions to it are both doomed and misbegotten. — Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 27 May 2026

The cars change — Oldsmobile Alero, Volvo S60, a misbegotten Mitsubishi convertible, a parade of Nissan Rogues that refuse to sync with Apple CarPlay — but the American road remains the same. — Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2026

Into this narrow social wedge was born a boy, child of a passionate but misbegotten moment. — Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026

In the case of the misbegotten At the Sea, Amy Adams stars as Laura, a wife, mother and daughter who sees all of those parts of her life collide into self-destruction after a drunk-driving accident with her son Felix (Redding Munsell) in the car. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 16 Feb. 2026

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