more valid

ADJECTIVE

right, genuine

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accurate authentic binding compelling conclusive credible good lawful legal legitimate logical original persuasive solid true well-founded

WEAK

attested authoritative bona fide cogent confirmed convincing determinative efficacious efficient in force irrefutable just kosher legit official potent powerful proven pure sound stringent strong substantial telling tested trustworthy ultimate unadulterated unanswerable uncorrupted weighty well-grounded

Antonyms

STRONGEST

counterfeit evil fake false illegal illegitimate illicit improbable invalid unlawful unlikely unreal unreliable untrustworthy wrong

WEAK

unacceptable unsound

Example Sentences

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Labour said, while it appreciated students' learning styles differed, research had shown NEAs were a "more valid and authentic way of assessing" pupils in some areas.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

"We now have a more valid model to study the evolution of intelligence."

From Science Daily • Mar. 4, 2024

We heard a bunch of excuses last season — some more valid than others — for why the team floundered on and off the ice.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 25, 2022

Does Meadows have a potentially more valid defense?

From Salon • Dec. 2, 2021

Any bit of nonsense can be computerized—astrology, biorhythms, the I Ching—but that doesn’t make the nonsense any more valid.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos