Synonyms & related words for illegality

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of illegality — including unlawfulness, impropriety, wrongfulness, criminality, wrongness, unjustness. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to illegality

Explore words related to illegality — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include illicitness, illegal, illegitimacy, unlawful, lawlessness, lawbreaking, extralegal, illegalize. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for illegality

Common synonyms for illegality include unlawfulness, impropriety, wrongfulness, criminality, wrongness, unjustness, inappropriateness, improperness — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does illegality come from?

The word illegality breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: il-, from Latin in (“not”); and -leg, from Latin lex (“law”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.