legitimized
Granted legal standing
Legitimized is the past tense of legitimize, meaning to make something legitimate—lawful, accepted, or valid.
A government might legitimize a previously banned practice by changing the law.
Social changes can legitimize behaviors once considered taboo: The court ruling legitimized same-sex marriage.
The word often implies official recognition or sanction: His election legitimized the new regime.
Given official permission
- empoweredGiven power to act
- sanctionedFormally approved or penalized
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
jurisdiction · mandate · dominion · rule · regime · power · control · command
Officially accepted or permitted
- endorsedOfficially approved or supported
- recognizedPerceived as familiar
- accreditedOfficially authorized or recognized
- acknowledgedAccepted as true
ratified · upheld · supported · justified · vindicated · accepted · embraced · championed
Permitted by statute
- licitSanctioned by law
- decriminalizedMade no longer a crime
- codifiedMade into systematic rules
- statutoryEstablished by enacted law
constitutional · enacted · regulated · chartered · permissible · compliant · ratified · legislated
Confirmed as true or acceptable
- verifiedConfirmed as accurate
- confirmedEstablished as accurate
- authenticatedConfirmed as legitimate
- substantiatedConfirmed with evidence
corroborated · certified · attested · documented · established · proven · demonstrated · evidenced
authorized
Given official permission
- empoweredGiven power to act
- sanctionedFormally approved or penalized
- governanceHow authority is exercised
sovereignty · jurisdiction · mandate · dominion · rule · regime · power · control · command · supremacy
approved
Officially accepted or permitted
- endorsedOfficially approved or supported
- recognizedPerceived as familiar
- accreditedOfficially authorized or recognized
acknowledged · ratified · upheld · supported · justified · vindicated · accepted · embraced · championed · backed
lawful
Permitted by statute
- licitSanctioned by law
- decriminalizedMade no longer a crime
- codifiedMade into systematic rules
statutory · constitutional · enacted · regulated · chartered · permissible · compliant · ratified · legislated · legalized
validated
Confirmed as true or acceptable
- verifiedConfirmed as accurate
- confirmedEstablished as accurate
- authenticatedConfirmed as legitimate
substantiated · corroborated · certified · attested · documented · established · proven · demonstrated · evidenced · supported
authentic
Verified as original
bona fide · verifiable · trustworthy · reliable · real · true · proper · rightful · warranted · defensible
- establishedestablished, recognized, accepted, acknowledged, confirmed
- legitimacylegal, validity, lawfulness, lawful, licit
legitimizedoutlawed
Forbidden by law
banned · prohibited · criminalized · illegalized · proscribed
legitimizedstigmatized
Marked with social shame
delegitimized · condemned · denounced · vilified · marginalized
legitimizedinvalidated
Made no longer binding
discredited · debunked · delegitimized · disproved · disavowed
legitimize, legitimization, legitimizing, legitimizes, delegitimize, delegitimized, legitimizers