Over the last decade, Estonia has reported that heroin has largely been replaced by fentanyl on the illicit market.
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Illicit
/ɪˈlɪsɪt/
Synonyms for "illicit" (149 found)
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Closest matches (30)
Adjective(4 words)
actionableadulterousagainst the lawanarchicanarchisticanomicback-doorbannedbarredblack marketblack-marketbootlegchargeableclandestinecontrabandcontrary to lawcriminal
Verb(4 words)
Noun(5 words)
Strong matches (45)
Adjective(15 words)
Verb(5 words)
Related words (74)
nonconstitutionalnonlegalnonlicitnonpermissiblenot permittedoff limitsout of boundsoutlawoutlawedprohibitedpunishableruled outsecretsneakytabootabooedtriableunallowedunauthorizedunconstitutional
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under the banunder-the-counterunder-the-tableunderhandedunlawfulunlicensedunofficialunpermissibleunsanctionedunstatutoryuntouchableunwarrantableunwarrantedverbotenvetoedwrongwrongful
Adjective(14 words)
nonkosheroutlawoutlawedpiratedproscribedquestionablesecretseditiousstolenunauthorizedunfairunlawful conduct policyunlicensed contentviolative
Noun(14 words)
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More general
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6 entriesillicit arms dealingillicit drug tradeillicit financingillicit fundingillicit lobbyingillicit surveillance
Collocations
6 entriesillicit arms dealingillicit behaviorillicit drugsillicit fundsillicit profitsillicit trade
Inflections
2 entriesmore illicitmost illicit
Derivations
2 entriesAntonyms
1 entriessimilar
5 entriesSample sentences
15 total sentences available.
No circumstance, no purpose, no law whatsoever can ever make licit an act which is intrinsically illicit.
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He uses bitcoins to purchase illicit drugs.
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That’s why we’ve pushed for transparency and cooperation in rooting out corruption, and tracking illicit dollars, because markets create more jobs when they're fueled by hard work, and not the capacity to extort a bribe.
Source: tatoeba (5774032)
Showing 4 of 15 available sentences.