valid
Based on good reasoning, or officially acceptable and able to be used.
valid in a sentence
- That is a valid point, and I had not thought of it.
- Her ticket was no longer valid, so she had to buy another.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to valid?
- Afalse
- Bsound
- Cfair
- Dreasonable
Show the answer
A: false. The other three mean nearly the same as valid.
Words that mean something similar
sound, reasonable, fair
Words that mean the opposite
false
More words about thinking & learning
- verdict: The decision reached at the end of a trial or contest.
- verify: To check that something is really true.
- abstract: About ideas rather than things you can touch.
- absurd: So silly that it makes no sense at all.
- accurate: Exactly right, with no mistakes in it.
- adept: Very good and skilled at doing something.
- alternative: A different choice that could be used instead.
- amateur: Someone who does an activity for fun rather than as a job.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test