Factitious and Legitimate

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Factitious adjective - Being such in appearance only and made with or manufactured from usually cheaper materials.

Usage example: presumably the statue is of factitious marble, because for that price you're not going to get the real stuff

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Legitimate is an antonym for factitious.

Nearby Word: factitiously

Legitimate adjective - Permitted by law.

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Factitious is an antonym for legitimate.

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