Legitimate
Legitimate adjective - Permitted by law.
Usage example: the mistrust created among investors by the financial scandal has hurt even companies engaged in wholly legitimate business practices
Right is a synonym for legitimate in law topic. In some cases you can use "Right" instead an adjective "Legitimate".
Right
Right adjective - Being exactly as appears or as claimed.
Usage example: despite the name, New York's East River is a strait and not a right river
Legitimate is a synonym for right in property topic. Sometimes you can use "Legitimate" instead an adjective "Right", if it concerns topics such as law, fair.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Well, to be fair, Padraig is a legitimate Irish variation of Patrick in its own right and Birgitte is a legitimate Scandinavian variant of Bridget.
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From Nobody to Nightmare: Goes from being a disgraced jerk of a photographer to a legitimate threat to Spider-Man simply by virtue of being in the right place at the right time.
- Luna is not an example because she's ultimately good (if only a little impulsive), and the legitimate arguments against her right to the throne are purely political.
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