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Valid

Strong; powerful; efficient.

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Binding 84% connected

of Bind

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Binding 84% connected

of Bind

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Effectual 84% connected

Producing, or having adequate power or force to produce, an intended effect; adequate; efficient; operative; decisive.

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Effectual 84% connected

Producing, or having adequate power or force to produce, an intended effect; adequate; efficient; operative; decisive.

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Legal 84% connected

Created by, permitted by, in conformity with, or relating to, law; as, a legal obligation; a legal standard or test; a legal procedure; a legal claim…

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Legal 84% connected

Created by, permitted by, in conformity with, or relating to, law; as, a legal obligation; a legal standard or test; a legal procedure; a legal claim…

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Legitimate 84% connected

Accordant with law or with established legal forms and requirements; lawful; as, legitimate government; legitimate rights; the legitimate succession…

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Legitimate 84% connected

Accordant with law or with established legal forms and requirements; lawful; as, legitimate government; legitimate rights; the legitimate succession…

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Logical 84% connected

Of or pertaining to logic; used in logic; as, logical subtilties.

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Logical 84% connected

Of or pertaining to logic; used in logic; as, logical subtilties.

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Reasoned 84% connected

of Reason

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Reasoned 84% connected

of Reason

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Sound 84% connected

The air bladder of a fish; as, cod sounds are an esteemed article of food.

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Sound 84% connected

The air bladder of a fish; as, cod sounds are an esteemed article of food.

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Derivationally related 4

Validity 74% connected

The quality or state of being valid; strength; force; especially, power to convince; justness; soundness; as, the validity of an argument or proof; t…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Validity 74% connected

The quality or state of being valid; strength; force; especially, power to convince; justness; soundness; as, the validity of an argument or proof; t…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Validness 74% connected

The quality or state of being valid.

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Validness 74% connected

The quality or state of being valid.

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See also 6

Legitimate 66% connected

Accordant with law or with established legal forms and requirements; lawful; as, legitimate government; legitimate rights; the legitimate succession…

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Legitimate 66% connected

Accordant with law or with established legal forms and requirements; lawful; as, legitimate government; legitimate rights; the legitimate succession…

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Reasonable 66% connected

Having the faculty of reason; endued with reason; rational; as, a reasonable being.

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Reasonable 66% connected

Having the faculty of reason; endued with reason; rational; as, a reasonable being.

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Sensible 66% connected

Capable of being perceived by the senses; apprehensible through the bodily organs; hence, also, perceptible to the mind; making an impression upon th…

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Sensible 66% connected

Capable of being perceived by the senses; apprehensible through the bodily organs; hence, also, perceptible to the mind; making an impression upon th…

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Academic alternative 1

Evaluate 84% connected

To fix the value of; to rate; to appraise.

evaluating evidence 55% interchangeable

Measures or represents what it is intended to.

Antonym 2

Invalid 94% connected

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

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Invalid 94% connected

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

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