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illicitly has 3 distinct synonyms spread across 2 of its 2 senses. Each sense below keeps its own list, because a synonym belongs to a meaning and not to a word: swapping one sense's substitute into another sense's sentence is how a thesaurus makes writing worse. Its one recorded opposite is licitly.
Counts are distinct word forms across every sense. A synonym that appears under three senses is counted once here and shown three times below, under each sense it belongs to.
in a manner disapproved or not allowed by custom
“He acted illegitimately when he increased the rent fourfold”
Synonyms, antonyms and the broader and narrower relations for illicitly come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Full sources and licences.