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Invalid

Of no force, weight, or cogency; not valid; weak.

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Similar meaning 24

Bad 84% connected

Bade.

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Bad 84% connected

Bade.

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Expired 84% connected

of Expire

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Expired 84% connected

of Expire

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Fallacious 84% connected

Embodying or pertaining to a fallacy; illogical; fitted to deceive; misleading; delusive; as, fallacious arguments or reasoning.

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Fallacious 84% connected

Embodying or pertaining to a fallacy; illogical; fitted to deceive; misleading; delusive; as, fallacious arguments or reasoning.

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False 84% connected

Uttering falsehood; unveracious; given to deceit; dishnest; as, a false witness.

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False 84% connected

Uttering falsehood; unveracious; given to deceit; dishnest; as, a false witness.

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Invalidated 84% connected

of Invalidate

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Invalidated 84% connected

of Invalidate

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Null 84% connected

Of no legal or binding force or validity; of no efficacy; invalid; void; nugatory; useless.

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Null 84% connected

Of no legal or binding force or validity; of no efficacy; invalid; void; nugatory; useless.

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Nullified 84% connected

of Nullify

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Nullified 84% connected

of Nullify

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Sophistic 84% connected

Alt. of Sophistical

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Sophistic 84% connected

Alt. of Sophistical

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Sophistical 84% connected

Of or pertaining to a sophist; embodying sophistry; fallaciously subtile; not sound.

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Sophistical 84% connected

Of or pertaining to a sophist; embodying sophistry; fallaciously subtile; not sound.

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Spurious 84% connected

Not proceeding from the true source, or from the source pretended; not genuine; false; adulterate.

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Spurious 84% connected

Not proceeding from the true source, or from the source pretended; not genuine; false; adulterate.

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Unsound 84% connected

Not sound; not whole; not solid; defective; infirm; diseased.

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Unsound 84% connected

Not sound; not whole; not solid; defective; infirm; diseased.

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Void 84% connected

Containing nothing; empty; vacant; not occupied; not filled.

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Void 84% connected

Containing nothing; empty; vacant; not occupied; not filled.

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Hock 76% connected

A Rhenish wine, of a light yellow color, either sparkling or still. The name is also given indiscriminately to all Rhenish wines.

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Broader term 4

Injure 76% connected

To do harm to; to impair the excellence and value of; to hurt; to damage; -- used in a variety of senses; as: (a) To hurt or wound, as the person; to…

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Remove 76% connected

To move away from the position occupied; to cause to change place; to displace; as, to remove a building.

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Sufferer 76% connected

One who suffers; one who endures or undergoes suffering; one who sustains inconvenience or loss; as, sufferers by poverty or sickness; men are suffer…

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Wound 76% connected

of Wind

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Derivationally related 6

Handicap 74% connected

An allowance of a certain amount of time or distance in starting, granted in a race to the competitor possessing inferior advantages; or an additiona…

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Handicap 74% connected

An allowance of a certain amount of time or distance in starting, granted in a race to the competitor possessing inferior advantages; or an additiona…

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Invalidity 74% connected

Want of validity or cogency; want of legal force or efficacy; invalidness; as, the invalidity of an agreement or of a will.

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Invalidity 74% connected

Want of validity or cogency; want of legal force or efficacy; invalidness; as, the invalidity of an agreement or of a will.

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Invalidness 74% connected

Invalidity; as, the invalidness of reasoning.

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Invalidness 74% connected

Invalidity; as, the invalidness of reasoning.

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See also 2

Illegitimate 66% connected

Not according to law; not regular or authorized; unlawful; improper.

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Illegitimate 66% connected

Not according to law; not regular or authorized; unlawful; improper.

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Synonym 3

Disable 92% connected

Lacking ability; unable.

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Handicap 92% connected

An allowance of a certain amount of time or distance in starting, granted in a race to the competitor possessing inferior advantages; or an additiona…

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Incapacitate 92% connected

To deprive of capacity or natural power; to disable; to render incapable or unfit; to disqualify; as, his age incapacitated him for war.

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Valid 94% connected

Strong; powerful; efficient.

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Valid 94% connected

Strong; powerful; efficient.

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