Invalid
Invalid adjective - Chronically or repeatedly suffering from poor health.
Usage example: an old and now invalid woman who rarely gets out anymore
Sound
Sound adjective - According to the rules of logic.
Usage example: sound reasoning alone should tell you that the result is invalid
Common collocations
| thanks | invalid thanks | sound thanks |
Both words in one sentence
- The premises and conclusion can be "true" or "false"; the chain of reasoning itself can be "valid" or "invalid"; the argument as a whole is either "sound" or "unsound".
Source: Sound, Valid, True -
Sound Effect Bleep: Particularly foul-mouthed cursing is at least partially bleeped out by the "invalid option" sound effect from the game.
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Sound and Invalid. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/invalid/sound
Invalid & Sound. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/invalid/sound>.
Sound or Invalid. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/invalid/sound.
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