Bootleg
Bootleg adjective - Distributed or sold illicitly.
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Synonyms for Bootleg
Unauthorized is a synonym for bootleg in illegal topic. In some cases you can use "Unauthorized" instead an adjective "Bootleg", when it comes to topics like illicit.
Nearby Word: bootlegged
Unauthorized
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Related pairs
- illegitimate and bootleg
- illegitimate and unauthorized
- illegal and bootleg
- illegal and unauthorized
- unlawful and bootleg
- unlawful and unauthorized
- illicit and bootleg
- illicit and unauthorized
- lawless and bootleg
- lawless and unauthorized
- criminal and bootleg
- criminal and unauthorized
- wrongful and bootleg
- wrongful and unauthorized
Both words in one sentence
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Ms. Pac-Man was created as a bootleg knockoff of Pac-Man called "Crazy Otto", got acquired by Namco's distributor Midway, and was released with the new name and graphics as an unauthorized sequel.
Source: Dolled-Up Installment -
He sneaks a recorder into one of her performances and makes a high-quality bootleg tape, which becomes one of the two MacGuffins driving the plot as Taiwanese gangsters try to buy it for the purposes of releasing an unauthorized record.
Source: Film / Diva
Cite this Source
Unauthorized and Bootleg. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bootleg/unauthorized
Bootleg & Unauthorized. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/bootleg/unauthorized>.
Unauthorized or Bootleg. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/bootleg/unauthorized.
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