Synonyms for legitimately
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1. legitimately, lawfully, licitlyadverb

   in a manner acceptable to common custom

   "you cannot do this legitimately!"

   Synonyms:
   licitly, legally, de jure, lawfully

   Antonyms:
   out of wedlock, illegitimately, illicitly

2. legitimatelyadverb

   in a lawfully recognized manner

   "let's get married so our child can be born legitimately"

   Synonyms:
   licitly, lawfully

   Antonyms:
   illicitly, out of wedlock, illegitimately

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1. List of paraphrases for "legitimately":

   lawfully, rightfully, legally, rightly, justifiably

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1. Jay Driskell:

   We legitimately do not trust the official transcripts of police and judges and investigators because they’ve proven so untrustworthy in the past.

2. Suzanne Rowan-Kelleher:

   Right now, you have a perfect storm of events where parents are legitimately questioning ‘Is Florida a safe place to bring my kids, my family?’.

3. Raffaello Pantucci:

   If The US now goes to Cuba and says they want to reset back to where things were at the end of the Obama administration, Cuba can legitimately ask why The US should bother when The US's possible that someone like Donald Trump could be elected again in 2024.

4. Green Beret:

   I legitimately think he is confusing critical race theory for some type of diversity training or a history class on fascism and communism.

5. Mitch McConnell:

   It was a violent insurrection for the purpose of trying to prevent the peaceful transfer of power after a legitimately certified election from one administration to the next.