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valid

[val-id] / ˈvæl ɪd /
ADJECTIVE
right, genuine
Synonyms
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accurate authentic binding compelling conclusive credible good lawful legal legitimate logical original persuasive solid true well-founded
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attested authoritative bona fide cogent confirmed convincing determinative efficacious efficient good-faith 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
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counterfeit evil fake false illegal illegitimate illicit improbable invalid unlawful unlikely unreal unreliable untrustworthy wrong
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unacceptable unsound

Example Sentences

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While that is a valid objection, especially for calculations of the 1-year real yield, it seems unlikely that the war will have a significant impact on average inflation over the next decade.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

That’s as valid an issue as the scientific progress that’s being made.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

For a disclaimer to be valid, the person disclaiming an asset must not have benefited from it, say, by spending the dividends from a stock.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

San Bernardino County court records show that Armando Gonzalez was charged in April 2011 with operating a vehicle without a valid driver license, which was treated as an infraction.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

But other physicists propose that two alternative histories, two equally valid realities, could exist side by side—the one you know and the one in which you were never born.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan