All illegal synonyms
il·le·gal
I i adj illegal
- unwarranted — authorization, sanction, or justification.
- wrongful — unjust or unfair: a wrongful act; a wrongful charge.
- irregular — without symmetry, even shape, formal arrangement, etc.: an irregular pattern.
- unauthorized — lacking permission; unsanctioned: unauthorized access.
- banned — to prohibit, forbid, or bar; interdict: to ban nuclear weapons; The dictator banned all newspapers and books that criticized his regime.
- unconstitutional — not constitutional; unauthorized by or inconsistent with the constitution, as of a country.
- unlawful — not lawful; contrary to law; illegal.
- outlawed — a lawless person or habitual criminal, especially one who is a fugitive from the law.
- illegitimate — born of parents who are not married to each other; born out of wedlock: an illegitimate child.
- illicit — not legally permitted or authorized; unlicensed; unlawful.
- prohibited — to forbid (an action, activity, etc.) by authority or law: Smoking is prohibited here.
- criminal — A criminal is a person who regularly commits crimes.
- unlicensed — having no license.
- bootleg — Bootleg is used to describe something that is made secretly and sold illegally.
- contraband — Contraband refers to goods that are taken into or out of a country illegally.
- crooked — If you describe something as crooked, especially something that is usually straight, you mean that it is bent or twisted.
- felonious — Law. pertaining to, of the nature of, or involving a felony: felonious homicide; felonious intent.
- forbidden — a past participle of forbid.
- heavy — of great weight; hard to lift or carry: a heavy load.
- hot — having or giving off heat; having a high temperature: a hot fire; hot coffee.
- lawless — contrary to or without regard for the law: lawless violence.
- racket — a light bat having a netting of catgut or nylon stretched in a more or less oval frame and used for striking the ball in tennis, the shuttlecock in badminton, etc.
- shady — abounding in shade; shaded: shady paths.
- sub rosa — confidentially; secretly; privately.
- taboo — proscribed by society as improper or unacceptable: Taboo language is usually bleeped on TV. Synonyms: prohibited, banned, forbidden, proscribed. Antonyms: allowed, permitted, permissible; sanctioned.
- unofficial — a person appointed or elected to an office or charged with certain duties.
- verboten — forbidden, as by law; prohibited.
- wildcat — any of several North American felines of the genus Lynx. Compare lynx.
- actionable — If something that you do or say to someone is actionable, it gives them a valid reason for bringing a legal case against you.
- prosecutable — Law. to institute legal proceedings against (a person). to seek to enforce or obtain by legal process. to conduct criminal proceedings in court against.
- black-market — to black-marketeer.
- under the table — of, relating to, or for use on a table: a table lamp.
- unwarrantable — capable of being warranted.
adjective illegal
- dishonest — not honest; disposed to lie, cheat, or steal; not worthy of trust or belief: a dishonest person.
- extralegal — (of an action or situation) beyond the authority of the law; not regulated by the law.
adverb illegal
- off-limits — forbidden to be patronized, frequented, used, etc., by certain persons: The tavern is off-limits to soldiers.
- off limits — forbidden to be patronized, frequented, used, etc., by certain persons: The tavern is off-limits to soldiers.