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illegal

/ɪˈli.ɡəl/adjective3 syllables

Illegal means: prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules.

Synonyms for illegal36

adjective, as in prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules

amerciable, banned, prohibited, bootleg, black, black-market, contraband, smuggled, criminal, felonious, dirty, ill-gotten, embezzled, misappropriated
and 10 more, extrajudicial, extralegal, nonlegal, hot, illegitimate, illicit, outlaw, outlawed, unlawful, ineligible

also used for illegal

irregular, crimeful, lawbreaking, disallowed, forbidden, impermissible, interdicted, nonallowed, bogus, undocumented, crimmigrant, illegal immigrant

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Opposites of illegal

legal

What does illegal mean?1

adjective

1

prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules“an illegal chess move”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with illegal?6

two syllables

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Illegal in a sentence

  • The ship was searched thoroughly, but no illegal drugs were found.CK
  • When the president does it, that means that it is not illegal.hjoest
  • This might not be illegal, but it's unethical.Hybrid
  • Road construction, other infrastructure development, and illegal collecting can impact fossil-bearing units.Hybrid
  • Texting while driving isn't only illegal, it's dangerous.CK
  • It was exposed that they were doing illegal work, so they planned their disappearance.tsp_2
  • Some people use cameras for illegal purposes, such as spying on people.ddnktr
  • Now illegal in many countries, cockfighting continues in rural areas.Cangarejo

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