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legit

[luh-jit] / ləˈdʒɪt /
ADJECTIVE
authentic, valid, lawful
Synonyms
WEAK
authorized bona fide canonical card-carrying commanded condign constitutional decreed due enacted enforced enjoined established innocent judged judicial jural juridical jurisprudent just justifiable kosher legal legalized legislated legitimate legitimatized licit mandated of right official on the level on the up and up ordained ordered passed permissible proper protected rightful ruled statutory valid vested warrantable warranted

Example Sentences

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“Finding a way” is OK, as long as it’s legit.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

I always pray before I go to bed and my skincare is legit all Medicube, but I always make sure to do a face mask every other day before I go to bed.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

"This is a genuine, legit movie that you can see has had a lot of work and a lot of passion put into it."

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

If the influencer pounding on daycare doors is shown evidence that the care centers are legit, do we think he admit he was wrong, let alone go viral for it?

From Slate • Jan. 5, 2026

“I don’t know if you are legit, crazy or trying to entrap me,” she wrote.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin