Highbred and Illegitimate

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Highbred adjective - Of high birth, rank, or station.

Usage example: as the highbred descendant of one of the state's oldest families, he bristled at being ordered about by an uncouth upstart

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Illegitimate is an antonym for highbred.

Illegitimate adjective - Born to a father and mother who are not married.

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Highbred is an antonym for illegitimate.

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Illegitimate and Highbred. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/highbred/illegitimate

Highbred & Illegitimate. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/highbred/illegitimate>.

Illegitimate or Highbred. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/highbred/illegitimate.

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