Synonyms & related words for illegitimately

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of illegitimately. 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 illegitimately

Explore words related to illegitimately — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include illicitly, illegitimate, illegally, unlawfully, baseborn, lawlessly, adulterine, legitimately. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does illegitimately come from?

The word illegitimately 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.