Illegal

/ɪˈli.ɡəl/

Synonyms for "illegal" (175 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (35)

Adjective(6 words)
adulterinecriminal activitycriminal casecriminal illegalitycriminal patterncriminal statute violation
Noun(5 words)
blackbootleggingburglarizingcriminal actcriminal process
Verb(1 words)

Strong matches (53)

Adjective(11 words)
disorderly behaviorforbiddenfoulestfraudulent actillegitimate businessillicitlawless economylawless marketerlegal wrongdoingmaterial unlawfulnessnoncompliant
Noun(10 words)
drugfoulhackinghot wirehuman traffickingillegal immigrantlawbreakinglitteringmore lawlessmost illegitimate
Verb(2 words)
forbid cheatinginfringing

Related words (87)

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

7 relation types

More general

5 entries

More specific

10 entries
illegal alienillegal data accessillegal drug possessionillegal dumpingillegal exportillegal immigrantillegal loggingillegal possession of firearmsillegal professional conductillegal software copying

Collocations

12 entries
illegal activityillegal alienillegal border crossingillegal drugsillegal dumpingillegal entryillegal immigrantillegal immigrationillegal loggingillegal possessionillegal residenceillegal status

Inflections

3 entries
illegalsmore illegalmost illegal

Derivations

3 entries

Antonyms

1 entries

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31 entries

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Sample sentences

27 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Everybody took a hostile attitude toward illegal aliens.

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I was fined 20 dollars for illegal parking.

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The minister was in a fix over illegal dealings.

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The serious job shortage is also affecting those illegal foreign workers.

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