Illegitimate or unlawful.
Illegitimate or unlawful.
The opposite of forbidden is allowed, legal, legitimate, permitted
The opposite would be lawful, legal, legitimate, or permitted.
The opposite of "legitimate" is "illegitimate." While "legitimate" refers to something that is lawful, valid, or recognized, "illegitimate" indicates that something is not authorized or is considered improper or unlawful. This term can apply to various contexts, such as legal matters, social norms, or the validity of arguments.
The root word of "illegitimate" is "legitimate." The prefix "il-" is added to indicate the opposite or negation of the root word.
Accordant with law or with established legal forms and requirements; lawful; as, legitimate government; legitimate rights; the legitimate succession to the throne; a legitimate proceeding of an officer; a legitimate heir., Lawfully begotten; born in wedlock., Authorized; real; genuine; not false, counterfeit, or spurious; as, legitimate poems of Chaucer; legitimate inscriptions., Conforming to known principles, or accepted rules; as, legitimate reasoning; a legitimate standard, or method; a legitimate combination of colors., Following by logical sequence; reasonable; as, a legitimate result; a legitimate inference., To make legitimate, lawful, or valid; esp., to put in the position or state of a legitimate person before the law, by legal means; as, to legitimate a bastard child.
He was the legitimate heir to the throne.Is this a legitimate copy of the film?He had a legitimate claim against the company.
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The governments that have legalized same-sex marriage did so presumably because they decided they no longer had any legitimate interest in limiting marriage to opposite-sex couples only.
i like the word legitimate
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Legitimate trade, by definition, is not illegitimate.