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pirated

ADJECTIVE
bootleg
Synonyms
STRONGEST
contraband illicit smuggled unauthorized
STRONG
bootlegged
WEAK
black-market under-the-counter unlawful unofficial unsanctioned
Antonyms
STRONGEST
legal permitted
ADJECTIVE
unauthorized
Synonyms
STRONGEST
illegal illegitimate unapproved unconstitutional unjustified unlawful unofficial unwarranted wrongful
WEAK
crooked dirty no-no off base out of bounds out of line over the line shady under-the-table unsanctioned wildcat
Antonyms
STRONGEST
authorized ethical good justifiable lawful legal legitimate moral reasonable right warranted
WEAK
allowable official permitted

Example Sentences

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Anthropic recently agreed to pay at least $1.5 billion to settle a copyright-infringement lawsuit over its use of pirated books to train its models.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

On Friday, Disney sent a cease-and-desist letter to ByteDance accusing it of supplying Seedance with a "pirated library" of the studio's copyrighted characters, including those from Marvel and Star Wars.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

"When a film is accessible to a hundred people on a platform with poor security, it can quickly be pirated and circulated everywhere," said Mustapha, the censor board secretary.

From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026

Imagine losing internet access because someone in your household downloaded pirated music.

From Slate • Nov. 28, 2025

On board the ship, the speakers are playing an electronic track pirated from an unreleased Frankie Dena album.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu