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card-carrying

[kahrd-kar-ee-ing] / ˈkɑrdˌkær i ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
accepted
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acknowledged approved authorized confirmed conventional customary endorsed established fashionable popular preferred received recognized sanctioned time-honored universal welcomed
STRONG
accustomed allowed chosen credited okayed passed touted
WEAK
arrived at current in vogue kosher legit normal orthodox regular standard straight unopposed usual
Antonyms
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abnormal different disapproved irregular uncommon unpopular unusual
WEAK
questionable unconventional unorthodox
ADJECTIVE
bona fide
Synonyms
STRONGEST
genuine legitimate
WEAK
authentic authoritative credible for real good-faith natural official original pure real rightful straight true to life unquestionable veritable with good faith
Antonyms
STRONGEST
illegitimate
ADJECTIVE
factual
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accurate circumstantial credible descriptive legitimate literal precise unbiased valid
WEAK
absolute actual authentic certain close exact faithful genuine hard legit objective on the level positive righteous specific straight from horse's mouth sure sure-enough true true to life unadorned undoubted unquestionable veritable
Antonyms
STRONGEST
careless false fanciful imaginary inaccurate invalid questionable wrong
WEAK
biased imprecise incorrect unfactual untruthful
ADJECTIVE
lawful
Synonyms
STRONGEST
authorized constitutional justifiable legal permissible proper rightful statutory valid
WEAK
bona fide canonical commanded condign decreed due enacted enforced enjoined established innocent judged judicial jural juridical jurisprudent just kosher legalized legislated legit legitimatized licit mandated of right official on the level on the up and up ordained ordered passed protected ruled vested warrantable warranted
Antonyms
STRONGEST
illegal illegitimate incorrect unacceptable wrong
WEAK
illicit prohibited taboo unlawful
ADJECTIVE
legal
Synonyms
STRONGEST
constitutional contractual fair juridical lawful legitimate proper statutory valid
WEAK
acknowledged allowed authorized chartered clean condign decreed due enforceable enforced enjoined forensic granted innocent judged judicial just justifiable justified legalized legit licit on the level on the up and up ordained passed precedented prescribed protected right rightful sanctioned sound straight sure-enough warranted within the law
Antonyms
STRONGEST
illegal illegitimate invalid unacceptable unlawful
WEAK
illicit wrong
ADJECTIVE
legit
Synonyms
WEAK
authorized bona fide canonical commanded condign constitutional decreed due enacted enforced enjoined established innocent judged judicial jural juridical jurisprudent just justifiable kosher legal legalized legislated legitimate legitimatized licit mandated of right official on the level on the up and up ordained ordered passed permissible proper protected rightful ruled statutory valid vested warrantable warranted
ADJECTIVE
rightful
Synonyms
STRONGEST
deserved lawful proper
WEAK
24-carat applicable appropriate apt authorized befitting bona fide canonical condign due ethical fair fit fitting holding water honest just kosher legal legit merited moral moralistic noble official on the level on the up and up orthodox permitted principled real requisite right right-minded suitable true valid virtuous
Antonyms
WEAK
illegal illegitimate incorrect wrongful
ADJECTIVE
substantial
Synonyms
STRONGEST
actual material positive real solid
WEAK
concrete corporeal existent for real honest-to-God honest-to-goodness legit objective phenomenal physical righteous sensible sure-enough tangible true valid visible weighty
Antonyms
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ethereal impoverished insignificant little mental minor poor small spiritual unimportant unsubstantial

Example Sentences

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But if you pin them down, they wouldn’t give you the same detail as a card-carrying dispensationalist,” Hummel said.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026

The card-carrying couple made a similar pilgrimage in Australia, where they were baffled by the jars of a seasoning called chicken salt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

I wanted to know what was behind the party’s vibe shift, so I called up Paulina Mangubat, digital content and creative director for the Democratic National Committee and a card-carrying millennial/zoomer cusper.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2025

Writing for the Telegraph, Ms Mahmood, who describes herself as a "card-carrying member" of her party's "law and order wing", said that "tough community orders work."

From BBC • May 17, 2025

But my teachers had always been card-carrying members of the Miles Halter Fan Club.

From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.