valid

The word “valid” has 2 syllables: val-id

It's pronounced as /ˈvælɪd/


What is synonym and antonym for valid?

In the thesaurus, “valid” has 90 synonyms and 72 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for valid along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for valid

  • a posteriori
  • a priori
  • accurate
  • actual
  • analytic
  • analytical
  • attested
  • authentic
  • authoritative
  • binding
  • bona fide
  • certain
  • certified
  • cogent
  • cognitive
  • coherent
  • colorable
  • commonsense
  • commonsensible
  • commonsensical
  • compelling
  • conclusive
  • confirmed
  • consequent
  • convincing
  • corroborated
  • credible
  • defendable
  • defensible
  • determinative
  • efficacious
  • efficient
  • empiric
  • empirical
  • firm
  • good
  • good-faith
  • hard
  • in force
  • informed
  • irrefutable
  • just
  • justifiable
  • justified
  • kosher
  • lawful
  • legal
  • legit
  • legitimate
  • levelheaded
  • logical
  • maintainable
  • official
  • original
  • persuasive
  • plausible
  • potent
  • powerful
  • proven
  • pure
  • rational
  • real
  • reasonable
  • reasoned
  • sensible
  • sober
  • solid
  • sound
  • stringent
  • strong
  • substantial
  • substantiated
  • supportable
  • sure
  • sustainable
  • syllogistic
  • telling
  • tenable
  • tested
  • true
  • trustworthy
  • ultimate
  • unadulterated
  • unanswerable
  • uncorrupted
  • validated
  • verified
  • weighty
  • well-founded
  • well-grounded

Antonyms for valid

  • absurd
  • casuistic
  • casuistical
  • cockeyed
  • counterfeit
  • crazy
  • daffy
  • eristic
  • eristical
  • evil
  • fake
  • fallacious
  • false
  • fatuous
  • flimsy
  • groundless
  • half-baked
  • half-witted
  • harebrained
  • illegal
  • illegitimate
  • illicit
  • illogical
  • implausible
  • improbable
  • incoherent
  • inconsequent
  • inconsequential
  • insane
  • invalid
  • irrational
  • looney
  • loony
  • mad
  • misguided
  • misleading
  • misled
  • nonrational
  • nonsensical
  • nonvalid
  • nutty
  • preposterous
  • senseless
  • simpleminded
  • sophistic
  • sophistical
  • specious
  • stupid
  • thoughtless
  • unacceptable
  • unarticulated
  • uncompelling
  • unconvincing
  • unfounded
  • uninformed
  • unjustified
  • unlawful
  • unlikely
  • unreal
  • unreasonable
  • unreasoned
  • unreliable
  • unscientific
  • unsound
  • unsubstantiated
  • unsupported
  • untrustworthy
  • unwarranted
  • weak
  • weak-minded
  • witless
  • wrong

Meanings of valid

  • adjective
    1. Well grounded or justifiable, pertinent.
    2. Acceptable, proper or correct; in accordance with the rules.
    3. Related to the current topic, or presented within context, relevant.
    4. Of a formula or system: such that it evaluates to true regardless of the input values.
    5. Of an argument: whose conclusion is always true whenever its premises are true.
    6. Effective.

Example Sentences

  • Only with a valid ticket can you enter the concert venue.
  • The scientist emphasized the importance of conducting experiments with valid methodologies.
  • Please present a valid ID when checking in at the airport.
  • The contract is legally binding only if all parties provide their valid signatures.
  • The judge declared the evidence inadmissible as it lacked a valid chain of custody.

On this page you'll find 162 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to valid, such as: a posteriori, a priori, absurd, accurate, actual, analytic, analytical.

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