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Valid adjective - According to the rules of logic.
Close and valid are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Close" instead an adjective "Valid".
Nearby Words: validity, validation
Both words in one sentence
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Early on in Global Offensive's lifespan, there was a valid gameplay reason for doing this if they're close to your spawn — they run away if you get close, potentially giving away your position.
Source: Video Game / Counter-Strike -
The same task only requires you to damage him, so it's perfectly valid to blow up the patient with a grenade and he still considers it "close enough".
Source: Meatgrinder Surgery -
They're portrayed as being close-minded posers, despite the masquerade being in effect and as far as they're concerned, Willow's suggestion is no more valid than it would be in real life.
Source: Strawman Has a Point
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Valid and Close. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/valid
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Valid or Close. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/valid.
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