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.
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.
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Sanaki, on the other hand, is both the legitimate empress and the false apostle of Begnion.
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