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LAWFUL Antonyms

There are 15 antonyms of the word lawful. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For LAWFUL

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corrupt
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective

• lacking in integrity

• not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive

adjective satellite

• containing errors or alterations

• touched by rot or decay

verb

• corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality

• make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence

• place under suspicion or cast doubt upon

• alter from the original

criminal
nounn
noun

• someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

adjective satellite

• bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure

• guilty of crime or serious offense

• involving or being or having the nature of a crime

forbidden
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• excluded from use or mention

illegal
adjectiveadj
adjective

• prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules

illegitimate
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adjective

• of marriages and offspring; not recognized as lawful

noun

• the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents

adjective satellite

• contrary to or forbidden by law

illicit
adjectiveadj
adjective

• contrary to accepted morality (especially sexual morality) or convention

adjective satellite

• contrary to or forbidden by law

lawless
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• without law or control

• lax in enforcing laws

• disobedient to or defiant of law

nefarious
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• extremely wicked

prohibited
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• excluded from use or mention

• forbidden by law

unauthorized
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not endowed with authority

adjective satellite

• without official authorization

unconstitutional
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not consistent with or according to a constitution; contrary to the U.S. Constitution

unethical
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not conforming to approved standards of social or professional behavior

unjust
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not fair; marked by injustice or partiality or deception

• violating principles of justice

• not equitable or fair

wrongful
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• having no legally established claim

• unlawfully violating the rights of others

• not just or fair

unlawful
adjectiveadj
adjective

• contrary to or prohibited by or defiant of law

adjective satellite

• not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention

• not morally right or permissible

• having no legally established claim

• contrary to or forbidden by law

Alternatives for CORRUPT

Alternatives for CRIMINAL

Alternatives for FORBIDDEN

Alternatives for ILLEGAL

Alternatives for ILLEGITIMATE

Alternatives for ILLICIT

Alternatives for LAWLESS

Alternatives for NEFARIOUS

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