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- Dictionaryillegal/ɪˈliːɡl/
adjective
- 1. contrary to or forbidden by law, especially criminal law: "illegal drugs" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. a person living in a country without official authorization. derogatory North American
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Synonyms for ILLEGAL: unlawful, illicit, criminal, felonious, wrongful, unauthorized, forbidden, illegitimate; Antonyms of ILLEGAL: legal, lawful, legitimate, right, ethical, good, permitted, righteous.
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Synonyms and antonyms of illegal in English. illegal. adjective. These are words and phrases related to illegal. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of illegal. Parking a car in front of a fire hydrant is illegal. Synonyms. unlawful. against the law. not legal. prohibited. unsanctioned. proscribed.
Synonyms for ILLEGAL in English: unlawful, banned, forbidden, prohibited, criminal, outlawed, unofficial, illicit, unconstitutional, illegitimate, …
Synonyms for ILLEGAL: illegitimate, illicit, lawless, outlawed, unlawful, wrongful, illicit, criminal, illegitimate; Antonyms for ILLEGAL: legal, lawful, legitimate, ethical, right, permissible, allowed, authorized, moral.
Sense: Adjective: lawbreaking - activity. Synonyms: unlawful, illicit, criminal, against the law, outside the law, not legal, felonious, outlawed, lawless, punishable by law, prohibited, proscribed, interdicted (formal), forbidden, banned, lawbreaking, sinful, wrongful, not permitted, vetoed, unconstitutional, verboten. Antonyms:
There is a wide range of things called illegal, from small acts to big ones, but no matter the seriousness, if it is against the law, it is illegal. This adjective also describes people who enter countries without official government approval, they are called "illegal immigrants" or "illegal aliens."
