Antonyms for card-carrying
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : kahrd-kar-ee-ing |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɑrdˌkær i ɪŋ |
- abnormal
- biased
- careless
- different
- disapproved
- ethereal
- false
- illegal
- illegitimate
- illicit
- impoverished
- imprecise
- inaccurate
- incorrect
- insignificant
- invalid
- irregular
- little
- mental
- minor
- poor
- prohibited
- questionable
- small
- spiritual
- taboo
- unacceptable
- uncommon
- unconventional
- unfactual
- unimportant
- unlawful
- unorthodox
- unpopular
- unsubstantial
- untruthful
- unusual
- wrong
- wrongful
Definition of card-carrying
Origin :- 1948, used frequently during Cold War in U.S. (typically in reference to official membership in the communist party), from card (n.1) + present participle of carry (v.).
- As in lawful : adj allowable, legitimate
- As in legal : adj allowable, permissible
- As in rightful : adj legitimate
- As in accepted : adj generally agreed upon
- As in substantial : adj material, real
- As in bona fide : adj authentic and genuine
- As in legit : adj lawful
- As in factual : adj real, correct
Synonyms for card-carrying
- absolute
- accurate
- accustomed
- acknowledged
- actual
- allowed
- applicable
- appropriate
- approved
- apt
- arrived at
- authentic
- authoritative
- authorized
- befitting
- bona fide
- canonical
- card-carrying
- certain
- chartered
- chosen
- circumstantial
- clean
- close
- commanded
- concrete
- condign
- confirmed
- constitutional
- contractual
- conventional
- corporeal
- credible
- credited
- current
- customary
- decreed
- descriptive
- deserved
- due
- enacted
- endorsed
- enforced
- enforcible
- enjoined
- established
- ethical
- exact
- existent
- fair
- faithful
- fashionable
- fit
- fitting
- for real
- forensic
- genuine
- good-faith
- granted
- hard
- holding water
- honest
- honest-to-god
- in vogue
- innocent
- judged
- judicial
- jural
- juridical
- jurisprudent
- just
- justifiable
- justified
- kosher
- lawful
- legal
- legalized
- legislated
- legit
- legitimate
- legitimatized
- licit
- literal
- mandated
- merited
- moral
- moralistic
- natural
- noble
- normal
- objective
- of right
- official
- okayed
- on the level
- on the up and up
- ordained
- ordered
- original
- orthodox
- passed
- permissible
- permitted
- phenomenal
- physical
- popular
- positive
- precedented
- precise
- preferred
- prescribed
- principled
- proper
- protected
- pure
- real
- received
- recognized
- regular
- requisite
- right
- right-minded
- righteous
- rightful
- ruled
- sanctioned
- sensible
- solid
- sound
- specific
- standard
- statutory
- straight
- straight from horse's mouth
- suitable
- sure
- sure enough
- sure-enough
- tangible
- time-honored
- touted
- true
- true to life
- true-to-life
- twenty-four carat
- twenty-four-carat
- unadorned
- unbiased
- undoubted
- universal
- unopposed
- unquestionable
- usual
- valid
- veritable
- vested
- virtuous
- visible
- warrantable
- warranted
- weighty
- welcomed
- with good faith
- within the law
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