Lawful, legal, legitimate, licit mean permitted, sanctioned, or recognized by law or the law.
Category: Synonyms
Law vs Rule vs Regulation vs Precept vs Statute vs Ordinance vs Canon
Law, rule, regulation, precept, statute, ordinance, canon all designate a principle laid down or accepted as governing conduct, action, or procedure.
Laughable vs Risible vs Ludicrous vs Ridiculous vs Comic vs Comical vs Farcical vs Droll vs Funny
Laughable, risible, ludicrous, ridiculous, comic, comical, farcical, droll, funny are comparable when they mean provoking or evoking laughter or mirth.
Latent vs Dormant vs Quiescent vs Potential vs Abeyant
Latent, dormant, quiescent, potential, abeyant are comparable when meaning not now manifest or not evincing signs of existence or activity.
Lasting vs Permanent vs Perdurable vs Durable vs Stable vs Perpetual
Lasting, permanent, perdurable, durable, stable, perpetual mean enduring for so long as to seem fixed or established.
Last vs Latest vs Final vs Terminal vs Concluding vs Eventual vs Ultimate
Last, latest, final, terminal, concluding, eventual, ultimate are comparable when they mean following all the others in time or order or in importance.
Largely vs Greatly vs Mostly vs Chiefly vs Mainly vs Principally vs Generally
Largely, greatly, mostly, chiefly, mainly, principally, generally are often interchanged, but they are capable of being used with explicitness even though they basically agree in meaning.
Large vs Big vs Great
Large, big, great mean above the average of its kind in magnitude, especially physical magnitude.
Lapse vs Relapse vs Backslide
Lapse, relapse, backslide and their corresponding nouns, lapse, relapse, backsliding, are comparable when they mean to fall back into a state or condition from which one has raised oneself or has been raised, or the act or state of one who has so fallen back.
Languid vs Languishing vs Languorous vs Lackadaisical vs Listless vs Spiritless vs Enervated
Languid, languishing, languorous, lackadaisical, listless, spiritless, enervated are comparable when they mean lacking in vim or energy or, when applied to things, the appearance of it.
Language vs Vocabulary vs Phraseology vs Phrasing vs Diction vs Style
Language, vocabulary, phraseology, phrasing, diction, style are comparable rather than synonymous terms when they mean oral or written expression or a quality of such expression that is dependent on the variety, or arrangement, or expressiveness of words.
Language vs Dialect vs Tongue vs Speech vs Idiom
Language, dialect, tongue, speech, idiom are comparable when they denote a body or system of words and phrases used by a large community (as of a region) or by a people, a nation, or a group of nations.