He has no legitimacy.
Source: tatoeba (826264)
Legitimacy
/ləˈd͡ʒɪtɪməsi/
Synonyms for "legitimacy" (137 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (28)
Noun(10 words)
absolute powerabsolute realismabsolutismactionabilityadmissibilityadmissiblenessallowablenessapplicabilityartlessnessauthenticityauthoritybona fidenesscompetencecompetencyconstituted authorityconstitutional validityconstitutionalismconstitutionality
Strong matches (41)
Noun(12 words)
credibilityestablishmentgenuinenessjustice systemjustificationjustify with evidencejustifyingjustnesslaw-related adjectivelawfully conductedlawfulnesslegal status
defensibilitydelegated authoritydivine rightdue processexcusabilityexplainabilityexplicabilityfacultyforgivablenessgenuinenesshonestyinartificialityindirect authorityinherent authorityjurisdictionjus divinumjusticejusticiabilityjustifiabilityjustifiableness
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Verb(2 words)
earn respectestablish classroom authority
Related words (68)
Noun(20 words)
legalitylegitimate powerlegitimatenesslegitimationlegitnessliceitymore credential-validmore genuinemore governablymore legalofficialnesspermissibilitypermissiblenessrightnesssocial acceptancesoundnessspanish genuinostrong influenceteam leader authorityvalidness
legitimatenesslicitnesslifelikenessliteralismliteralityliteralnessnaturalismnaturalnesspardonablenesspermissibilitypermissiblenessphotographic realismpowerprerogativerealismrealnessreasonabilityreasonablenessregalityremissibility
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rightrightful authorityrightfulnessroyal prerogativesanctionablenesssaysay soscopesinceritythe saythe say-sotrue-to-lifenesstruth to natureunadulterationunaffectednessunfictitiousnessunspeciousnessunspuriousnessunsyntheticnessvalidityvenialityverisimilitudevested authorityvicarious authorityvindicabilitywarrantableness
Adjective(2 words)
moral authoritypolitical authority
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: validity, absolute power, absolute realism, absolutism, acceptability.
- Sentence evidence is available for legitimacy, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
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Synonym selection checklist
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- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
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When not to replace "legitimacy"
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If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
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2. Tune tone
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Final fit check
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Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
12 entriesapprovalbelievabilitycredibilitycrediblenesslawfulnesslegal statusreputationsocial statussoundnessstatusvalidationvalidity
More specific
11 entriesaccreditationconstitutional legitimacycorporate legitimacyempirical legitimacyformal certificationinstitutional legitimacylegal legitimacypolitical legitimacyregulatory approvaltechnological legitimacytheoretical legitimacy
Collocations
6 entrieseconomic legitimacylegal legitimacymoral legitimacypolitical legitimacypublic legitimacysocial legitimacy
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
3 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesTranslations
24 translations across 17 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- شَرْعِيَّة noun (quality of being legitimate or valid; validity)
Bulgarian
2 entries- законност noun (quality of being legitimate or valid; validity)
- легитимност noun (quality of being legitimate or valid; validity)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 合法 noun (quality of being legitimate or valid; validity)
Finnish
1 entries- legitimiteetti noun (quality of being legitimate or valid; validity)
French
1 entries- légitimité noun (quality of being legitimate or valid; validity)
Galician
1 entries- lexitimidade noun (quality of being legitimate or valid; validity)
Georgian
2 entries- კანონიერება noun (quality of being legitimate or valid; validity)
- ლეგიტიმურობა noun (quality of being legitimate or valid; validity)
German
2 entries- Legitimität noun (quality of being legitimate or valid; validity)
- Rechtmäßigkeit noun (quality of being legitimate or valid; validity)
Italian
1 entries- legittimità noun (quality of being legitimate or valid; validity)
Japanese
1 entries- 正統 noun (quality of being legitimate or valid; validity)
Portuguese
3 entries- legitimidade noun (quality of being legitimate or valid; validity)
- validade noun (quality of being legitimate or valid; validity)
- validez noun (quality of being legitimate or valid; validity)
Romanian
1 entries- legitimitate noun (quality of being legitimate or valid; validity)
Russian
3 entries- зако́нность noun (quality of being legitimate or valid; validity)
- закономе́рность noun (quality of being legitimate or valid; validity)
- легити́мность noun (quality of being legitimate or valid; validity)
Spanish
1 entries- legitimidad noun (quality of being legitimate or valid; validity)
Thai
1 entries- ความชอบธรรม noun (quality of being legitimate or valid; validity)
Turkish
1 entries- haklılık noun (quality of being legitimate or valid; validity)
Ukrainian
1 entries- легіти́мність noun (quality of being legitimate or valid; validity)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
Even if all countries of the world and all the news media were to recognize the legitimacy of this racist regime, on the moral level it would always remain racist.
Source: tatoeba (5051923)
Algeria has recovered its legitimacy.
Source: tatoeba (8560123)
After the December 2019 presidential election, Algeria has recovered its political legitimacy.
Source: tatoeba (8560125)
Showing 4 of 12 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "legitimacy"?
Closest matches include validity, absolute power, absolute realism, absolutism, acceptability.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "legitimacy"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.