illegitimate

(s) contrary to or forbidden by law
- an illegitimate seizure of power
- illicit trade
- an outlaw strike
- unlawful measures
outlaw, outlawed, illicit, unlawful,
(a) of marriages and offspring; not recognized as lawful

Nouns

(n) the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents by-blow, illegitimate child, love child, whoreson, bastard,

Synonyms

by-blow illegitimate child love child whoreson bastard outlaw outlawed illicit unlawful

Antonyms

legitimate

See also

illegal invalid unauthorised unauthorized

Words of close approximity

illegitimacy

illegitimate child illegitimate enterprise illegitimately