False and Legitimate

False

False adjective - Being such in appearance only and made with or manufactured from usually cheaper materials.
Usage example: George Washington's false teeth were not made of wood but of elephant ivory and cow's teeth

Legitimate is an antonym for false.

Legitimate

Legitimate adjective - Permitted by law.

False is an antonym for legitimate in topics: lawful, authentic.

Both words in one sentence

  • The sheer number and intensity of the false starts is staggering, including several completely legitimate proclamations of love that are mistaken for something else.
    Source: False Start
  • What makes things even funnier about Noike, is that she is both a false suitor, and later on the only one of Tenchi's suitors who has a legitimate claim.
  • Everything's Better with Princesses Sanaki, on the other hand, is both the legitimate empress and the false apostle of Begnion.
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