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Thesaurus entry: legitimate
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- The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
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legitimate
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adjective
1.
the only form of legitimate gambling
synonyms
: legal, lawful, licit, legalized, authorized, permitted, permissible, allowable, allowed, admissible, sanctioned, approved, licensed, statutory, constitutional;
informal
legit, street legal.
antonym:
illegal.
2.
the legitimate heir
synonyms
: rightful, lawful, genuine, authentic, real, true, proper, authorized, sanctioned, acknowledged, recognized.
See note at genuine.
antonyms:
false, fraudulent.
3.
legitimate grounds for doubt
synonyms
: valid, sound, well-founded, justifiable, reasonable, sensible, just, fair, bona fide.
antonym:
illegal.
Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:
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Article: Legitimate concerns
The Boston Globe;
February 11, 2007 ;
700+ words
... ... military power lie among the people, who legitimate war and sustain it, wrote Andrew Bacevich ... last month. Their choice of the verb legitimate is not only legit, but time- honored ... for almost 300 years it was the only legitimate verb in town. Late in the 18th century ...
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