Illegal Synonyms and Antonyms

ĭ-lēgəl
Of, involving, or being a crime
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. illicit
  2. criminal
  3. illegitimate
  4. lawless
  5. unlawful
  6. banned
  7. contraband
  8. prohibited
  9. outlawed
  10. felonious
  11. bootlegged
  12. unconstitutional
  13. misbegotten
  14. unauthorized
  15. unlicensed
  16. smuggled
  17. outside the law
  18. extralegal
  19. not legal
  20. actionable
  21. verboten (German)
  22. sub rosa (Latin)
  23. taboo
  24. forbidden
  25. interdicted
  26. proscribed
  27. crooked
  28. irregular
  29. against-the-law
  30. after-hours
  31. not approved
  32. uncertified
  33. unwarranted
  34. unwarrantable
  35. nugatory
  36. black market
  37. hot
  38. shady
  39. wrongful
  40. ultra vires
  41. unequitable
Antonyms:
  1. lawful
  2. legal
  3. authorized
Synonyms:
(Noun)
  1. crime
  2. malfeasance
  3. malversation
  4. misfeasance

Words Related to Illegal

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Illegal Sentence Examples

  • There was nothing illegal going on, simply mysterious.

  • It was hard to picture him involved with anything illegal... but why?

  • Does illegal immigration take jobs from citizens?

  • I have never done anything illegal.

  • In his written defence he now pleaded the king's pardon, but on the 5th of May 1679 it was pronounced illegal by the Commons.

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