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legitimate - 20 thesaurus results
Main Entry: admissible
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: able or deserving of consideration; allowable
Synonyms: acceptable, applicable, appropriate, fair, fitting, just, justifiable, lawful, legal, legitimate, licit, likely, logical, okay, passable, permissible, permitted, pertinent, possible, probable, proper, rational, reasonable, relevant, right, suitable, tolerable, warranted, worthy, allowed, concedable, not impossible, not unlikely, tolerated
Antonyms: illegitimate, inadmissible, inapplicable, irrelevant, unfair, unjust, unsuitable, wrong
Main Entry: allowable
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: permissible
Synonyms: acceptable, admissible, legal, legitimate, proper
Antonyms: prohibited, impermissible
Main Entry: authentic
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: real, genuine
Synonyms: accurate, actual, authoritative, bona fide, certain, convincing, credible, creditable, dependable, factual, faithful, legitimate, official, original, pure, reliable, sure, true, trustworthy, trusty, valid, veritable, for real, legit, twenty-four carat
Notes: genuine means not fake or counterfeit - or sincerely felt or expressed, while authentic means conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief and trust
Antonyms: counterfeit, fake, false, falsified, unauthorized, unreal, ungenuine
Main Entry: authorized
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: approved
Synonyms: accredited, lawful, legal, legitimate, licensed, licit, official, recognized, sanctioned, warranted, certified, commissioned
Antonyms: unofficial
Main Entry: bona fide
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: genuine
Synonyms: actual, authentic, honest, kosher, legitimate, real, true, valid
Main Entry: factual
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: real, correct
Synonyms: absolute, accurate, actual, authentic, card-carrying, certain, circumstantial, close, credible, descriptive, exact, faithful, genuine, hard, kosher*, legit, legitimate, literal, objective, on the level*, positive, precise, righteous, specific, straight from horse's mouth, sure, sure-enough, true, true-to-life, unadorned, unbiased, undoubted, unquestionable, valid, veritable
Antonyms: biased, false, imprecise, incorrect, unfactual, untruthful
Main Entry: honest-to-God
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: genuine
Synonyms: absolute, accurate, actual, authentic, bona fide, certain, factual, honest, kosher*, legitimate, official, on the level*, positive, real, straight, true, unquestionable, valid, authenticated, certified, for real, for-sure, honest-to-goodness, legit, no buts about it, on the up-and-up, real stuff, really-truly, sure-enough, sure-thing
Main Entry: justifiable
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: reasonable, well-founded
Synonyms: acceptable, admissible, allowable, defensible, excusable, fair, fit, forgivable, lawful, legitimate, licit, logical, pardonable, probable, proper, reasonable, right, rightful, sound, suitable, tenable, understandable, valid, condonable, legit, remissible, vindicable, warrantable
Antonyms: unjustifiable, unreasonable, unwarranted
Main Entry: legal
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: allowable, permissible
Synonyms: acknowledged, authorized, clean*, constitutional, due, enforced, fair, forensic, granted, innocent, judicial, just, justifiable, lawful, legitimate, licit, on the level*, ordained, prescribed, proper, protected, right, rightful, sanctioned, sound, statutory, straight, valid, warranted, allowed, card-carrying, chartered, condign, contractual, decreed, enforcible, enjoined, judged, juridical, justified, legalized, legit, on the up and up, passed, precedented, sure enough, within the law
Antonyms: illegal, illegitimate, illicit, unlawful, wrong
Main Entry: legalize
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: allow, validate
Synonyms: approve, authorize, codify, constitute, decree, decriminalize, enact, formulate, launder, legislate, legitimate, license, ordain, permit, regulate, sanction, clean up, legitimatize
Antonyms: deny, prohibit, refuse, veto
Main Entry: logical
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: probable, reasonable
Synonyms: analytical, clear, cogent, coherent, compelling, congruent, consequent, consistent, convincing, deducible, discerning, discriminating, fair, germane, inferential, intelligent, judicious, justifiable, kosher*, legitimate, lucid, necessary, obvious, perceptive, perspicuous, pertinent, plausible, rational, relevant, sensible, sound, subtle, telling, valid, wise, analytic, commonsensical, extensional, holding together, holding water, juridicious, legit, most likely, well-organized
Antonyms: illogical, improbable, irrational, unlikely, unreasonable
Main Entry: official
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: authorized, legitimate
Synonyms: accredited, approved, authentic, authoritative, bona fide, canonical, cathedral, ceremonious, cleared, conclusive, correct, customary, decided, decisive, definite, endorsed, established, ex officio, fitting, formal, legitimate, licensed, okay*, ordered, orthodox, positive, precise, proper, real, recognized, rightful, sanctioned, suitable, true, valid, authenticated, certified, ex cathedra
Antonyms: unauthorized, unofficial, unsanctioned
Main Entry: on the level
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: quite honest
Synonyms: aboveboard, accepted, accredited, authentic, authorized, fair, fair and square, honest, lawful, legitimate, official, proper, sanctioned, square, straight, true, valid, verifiable, for real, for real, on the up and up, on the up-and-up, right as rain, straight-shooting
Main Entry: orthodox
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: accepted, traditional
Synonyms: acknowledged, approved, authoritative, by the numbers*, canonical, conformist, conservative, conventional, correct, customary, devout, die-hard, established, legitimate, official, pious, proper, punctilious, reactionary, received, recognized, religious, right, rightful, sanctioned, sound, square, standard, straight, straight arrow, true, according to the book, admitted, buttoned-down*, doctrinal, in line, old-line, traditionalistic, well-established
Antonyms: heterodox, unconventional, unorthodox, untraditional
Main Entry: permissible
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: allowable, legal
Synonyms: acceptable, admissible, all right, approved, authorized, bearable, endorsed, kosher*, lawful, legitimate, licit, okay*, permitted, proper, sanctioned, tolerable, legalized, legit, on the up and up, tolerated, unforbidden, unprohibited
Antonyms: illegal, prohibited, unpermissible
Main Entry: reputable
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: worthy of respect
Synonyms: acclaimed, celebrated, conscientious, constant, creditable, dependable, distinguished, eminent, estimable, excellent, fair, faithful, famed, famous, favored, good, honest, honorable, honored, illustrious, just, legitimate, notable, popular, prominent, reliable, renowned, respectable, righteous, sincere, straightforward, trustworthy, truthful, upright, well-known, esteemed, high-principled, high-ranking, in high favor, of good repute, redoubted, salt of the earth, well-thought-of
Antonyms: disreputable, notorious, untrustworthy, unrespected
Main Entry: theatrical
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: dramatic
Synonyms: affected, amateur, artificial, ceremonious, comic, exaggerated, ham*, histrionic, legitimate, mannered, melodramatic, meretricious, ostentatious, pompous, show, showy, stilted, superficial, thespian, tragic, unnatural, unreal, vaudeville, campy, dramaturgic, hammy, operatic, schmaltzy, staged, theatric
Antonyms: real, comedic, undramatic, untheatrical
Main Entry: valid
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: right, genuine
Synonyms: accurate, authentic, authoritative, binding, bona fide, cogent, compelling, conclusive, confirmed, convincing, credible, efficacious, efficient, good, irrefutable, just, kosher*, lawful, legal, legitimate, logical, official, original, persuasive, potent, powerful, pure, solid, sound, stringent, strong, substantial, telling, tested, true, trustworthy, ultimate, unadulterated, weighty, well-founded, well-grounded, attested, determinative, in force, legit, proven, unanswerable, uncorrupted
Antonyms: invalid, unacceptable, unreal, unsound, wrong
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