Everybody took a hostile attitude toward illegal aliens.
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Illegal
/ɪˈli.ɡəl/
Synonyms for "illegal" (175 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (35)
aberrantabnormalabominableactionableagainst the lawanarchicanarchisticanomicatrociousbannedbarredbentblack marketblack-marketbootlegchargeablecontrabandcontrary to lawcriminalcrooked
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Adjective(6 words)
adulterinecriminal activitycriminal casecriminal illegalitycriminal patterncriminal statute violation
Noun(5 words)
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
evilfeloniousflawedforbadeforbidforbiddenfoulgnominioushardly the thinghotignominiousillegitimateillicitimpermissibleimproperinappropriateincorrectindecorousinequitableinfamous
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Verb(2 words)
forbid cheatinginfringing
Related words (87)
not permittednot the thingoff baseoff coloroff limitsoff-baseoff-colorout of boundsout of lineout-of-lineoutlawoutlawedprohibitedproscribedpunishableruled outsacrilegiousscandalousshamefulshameless
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sinfultabootabooedterribletriableunallowedunauthorizedunbalancedunconstitutionalunder the banunder-the-counterunder-the-tableundeservedundueunequalunequitableunevenunfitunfittingunjustunlawfulunlicensedunmeetunmeritedunofficialunpermissibleunrighteousunrightfulunsanctionedunseemlyunstatutoryunsuitableuntouchableunwarrantableunwarrantedverbotenvetoedwickedwrongwrongful
Adjective(14 words)
offendingpiratedprohibitedseditiousunauthorizedunauthorized residentunconstitutional interpretationundocumented migrantunfair practiceunlawfulunlawful conduct policyunlawful residentunlicensed contentunpermitted
Noun(9 words)
Verb(4 words)
Related word relations
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More general
5 entriesMore specific
10 entriesillegal alienillegal data accessillegal drug possessionillegal dumpingillegal exportillegal immigrantillegal loggingillegal possession of firearmsillegal professional conductillegal software copying
Collocations
12 entriesillegal activityillegal alienillegal border crossingillegal drugsillegal dumpingillegal entryillegal immigrantillegal immigrationillegal loggingillegal possessionillegal residenceillegal status
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
3 entriesAntonyms
1 entriessimilar
31 entriesShowing 16 of 31 words.
Sample sentences
27 total sentences available.
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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