All unlawful synonyms
un·law·ful
U u adj unlawful
- illicit — not legally permitted or authorized; unlicensed; unlawful.
- misbegotten — unlawfully or irregularly begotten; born of unmarried parents; illegitimate: his misbegotten son.
- amiss — If you say that something is amiss, you mean there is something wrong.
- flawed — characterized by flaws; having imperfections: a flawed gem; a seriously flawed piece of work.
- in-correct — not correct as to fact; inaccurate; wrong: an incorrect statement.
- crooked — If you describe something as crooked, especially something that is usually straight, you mean that it is bent or twisted.
- bootleg — Bootleg is used to describe something that is made secretly and sold illegally.
- bootlegged — made, sold, or transported unlawfully.
- illegal — forbidden by law or statute.
- indictable — liable to being indicted, as a person.
- illegitimate — born of parents who are not married to each other; born out of wedlock: an illegitimate child.
- absonant — inharmonious
- black-market — to black-marketeer.
- amoral — If you describe someone as amoral, you do not like the way they behave because they do not seem to care whether what they do is right or wrong.
noun unlawful
- illicitness — not legally permitted or authorized; unlicensed; unlawful.
- onesidedness — The property of being onesided.
- wrongfulness — unjust or unfair: a wrongful act; a wrongful charge.
- illegality — illegal condition or quality; unlawfulness.
- crookedness — The state of being crooked.
- injustice — the quality or fact of being unjust; inequity.
adjective unlawful
- wrong — not in accordance with what is morally right or good: a wrong deed.
- wrongful — unjust or unfair: a wrongful act; a wrongful charge.
- 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.
- adulterous — An adulterous relationship is a sexual relationship between a married person and someone they are not married to. An adulterous person is someone who commits adultery.
- improper — not proper; not strictly belonging, applicable, correct, etc.; erroneous: He drew improper conclusions from the scant evidence.
- outlawed — a lawless person or habitual criminal, especially one who is a fugitive from the law.
- criminal — A criminal is a person who regularly commits crimes.
- extralegal — (of an action or situation) beyond the authority of the law; not regulated by the law.
- extramarital — (especially of sexual relations) occurring outside marriage.