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legalized

ADJECTIVE
approved
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accepted allowed authorized backed endorsed passed permitted ratified recognized sanctioned supported
STRONG
affirmed chosen proven validated
WEAK
OK'd certain made official vouched for
Antonyms
WEAK
disapproved refused uncertain
ADJECTIVE
endorsed
Synonyms
STRONGEST
approved backed ratified recommended sanctioned settled supported
STRONG
advocated affirmed attested blessed commended concluded notarized sealed sponsored underwritten upheld validated
WEAK
OK'd boosted
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disapproved discouraged
WEAK
cancelled vetoed
ADJECTIVE
lawful
Synonyms
STRONGEST
authorized constitutional justifiable legal permissible proper rightful statutory valid
WEAK
bona fide canonical card-carrying commanded condign decreed due enacted enforced enjoined established innocent judged judicial jural juridical jurisprudent just kosher 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 card-carrying chartered clean condign decreed due enforceable enforced enjoined forensic granted innocent judged judicial just justifiable justified 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 card-carrying commanded condign constitutional decreed due enacted enforced enjoined established innocent judged judicial jural juridical jurisprudent just justifiable kosher legal 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
permissible
Synonyms
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acceptable admissible bearable lawful legitimate permitted proper tolerable
WEAK
all right approved authorized endorsed kosher legit licit okay on the up and up sanctioned tolerated unforbidden unprohibited
Antonyms
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illegal illegitimate intolerable prohibited unacceptable unbearable unlawful unsuitable
WEAK
unpermissible
ADJECTIVE
permitted
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acceptable allowable allowed approved authorized licensed sanctioned
STRONG
accorded chartered conceded consented favored let okay tolerated
Antonyms
WEAK
denied prohibited refused unacceptable

Example Sentences

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Cuba's housing market emerged only in 2011, when the government legalized home sales.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

Now, 32 states have legalized online sports betting, according to the American Gaming Association.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

When my parents married in 1977, my mother legalized his status.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Hiding behind the state law that seemingly legalized Villarreal’s arrest “does not and cannot insulate the officials from liability,” Sotomayor argued.

From Slate • Mar. 26, 2026

After a second Opium War, the Tientsin Treaties legalized the ravaging opium trade, legalized a British-French-American control of China’s customs.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey