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validity

The word “validity” has 4 syllables: va-lid-i-ty.

It's pronounced as /vəˈlɪdəti/.

What is synonym and antonym for validity?

In the thesaurus, “validity” has 18 synonyms and 18 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for validity

  • applicability
  • bearing
  • believability
  • credibility
  • effectiveness
  • efficacy
  • gravity
  • impact
  • justifiability
  • legality
  • legitimacy
  • pertinence
  • potency
  • relevance
  • relevancy
  • soundness
  • strength
  • substance

Antonyms for validity

  • impropriety
  • inapplicability
  • inappropriateness
  • incompatibility
  • inconclusiveness
  • incongruence
  • incongruity
  • ineffectiveness
  • inexpediency
  • infelicity
  • invalidity
  • irrelevance
  • unfitness
  • unsoundness
  • unsuitability
  • uselessness
  • weakness
  • wrongness

Meanings of validity

  • noun
    1. The state of being valid, authentic or genuine.
    2. State of having legal force.
    3. A quality of a measurement indicating the degree to which the measure reflects the underlying construct, that is, whether it measures what it purports to measure (see reliability).

Example Sentences

  • The researcher questioned the validity of the experimental results.
  • The judge emphasized the validity of the legal document in court.
  • The teacher discussed the validity of the students' arguments during the debate.
  • The scientist conducted multiple tests to confirm the validity of the hypothesis.
  • The survey aimed to establish the validity of public opinion on the matter.

On this page you'll find 36 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to validity, such as: applicability, bearing, believability, credibility, effectiveness, efficacy, gravity.

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