legitimately
In lawful manner
Legitimately means in a way that is lawful, valid, or properly authorized: The company legitimately acquired the patent.
It also means genuinely or with good reason: I'm legitimately concerned about this.
In casual speech, legitimately often serves as an intensifier expressing sincerity or emphasis: That was legitimately the best pizza I've ever had.
In lawful manner
- lawfullyIn legal compliance
- licitlyIn lawful manner
- permissiblyIn an allowed manner
- constitutionallyBy fundamental law or nature
statutorily · authorized · sanctioned · permitted · compliant · regulated · enforceable · codified
In a real manner
- genuinelyIn a real manner
- trulyIn a genuine manner
- reallyIn actual fact
- actuallyIn truth, not supposedly
sincerely · honestly · veritably · bona fide · truthfully · earnestly · unquestionably · undeniably
With valid grounds
- reasonablyTo a sensible degree
- defensiblyWith valid reasoning
- soundlyIn thorough manner
- logicallyThrough sound reasoning
substantiated · verifiably · credibly · provably · warranted · well-founded · rationally · cogently
legally
In lawful manner
- lawfullyIn legal compliance
- licitlyIn lawful manner
- permissiblyIn an allowed manner
constitutionally · statutorily · authorized · sanctioned · permitted · compliant · regulated · enforceable · codified · jurisdictionally
authentically
In a real manner
actually · sincerely · honestly · veritably · bona fide · truthfully · earnestly · unquestionably · undeniably · certifiably
justifiably
With valid grounds
- reasonablyTo a sensible degree
- defensiblyWith valid reasoning
- soundlyIn thorough manner
logically · substantiated · verifiably · credibly · provably · warranted · well-founded · rationally · cogently · with good reason
- legitimacyvalidity, lawfulness, lawful, licit, rightfulness
legitimatelyillegally
Contrary to law
illegitimately · unlawfully · illicitly · lawlessly · criminally
legitimatelyfraudulently
Through intentional dishonesty
falsely · deceptively · dishonestly · spuriously · inauthentically
legitimatelyunfairly
Without proper justice
improperly · wrongfully · unjustly · unethically · dishonorably
- legitimate heirLawfully entitled inheritor
- legitimate theaterLive dramatic stage productions
- legitimate childOffspring of a marriage
- legitimate authorityAccepted right to command
- legitimate theatreLive dramatic performance venue
legitimate, illegitimate, legitimated, legitimates, illegitimately