Antonyms for valid

Grammar : Adj

Spell : val-id

Phonetic Transcription : ˈvæl ɪd

Definition of valid

Origin : 1570s, "having force in law, legally binding," from Middle French valide, from Latin validus "strong, effective," from valere "be strong" (see valiant). The meaning "supported by facts or authority" is first recorded 1640s.

adj right, genuine

Example sentences :

This would be his own excuse, and does it not seem a valid one?
Extract from : « The Macdermots of Ballycloran » by Anthony Trollope

Here are the two elements of a valid appointment, and they must concur.
Extract from : « The Electoral Votes of 1876 » by David Dudley Field

There was, however, one real and valid reason for this inveterate jealousy.
Extract from : « Lord Kilgobbin » by Charles Lever

You regard it then as authentic—as a good and valid instrument?
Extract from : « Roland Cashel » by Charles James Lever

Of course it was a valid excuse, but it annoyed me to have her decline.
Extract from : « The Crimson Tide » by Robert W. Chambers

But any such axiom is valid only within the region of second causes.
Extract from : « Mind and Motion and Monism » by George John Romanes

You know as well as I do that you have no valid claim to this island.
Extract from : « The Rover Boys on Snowshoe Island » by Edward Stratemeyer

To this the difficulty of access may well be urged as a valid objection.
Extract from : « Bell's Cathedrals: The Abbey Church of Tewkesbury » by H. J. L. J. Mass

A license was valid for trade only at a certain place and among a certain tribe.
Extract from : « Old Fort Snelling » by Marcus L. Hansen

There seemed no valid reason, however, for deserting Christiern.
Extract from : « The Swedish Revolution Under Gustavus Vasa » by Paul Barron Watson

Synonyms for valid

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