Nugatory and Valid

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Nugatory adjective - Having no legal or binding force.

Usage example: the congressional resolution has symbolic value only, as it relates to a matter governed by the states and is thus nugatory

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Valid is an antonym for nugatory.

Valid adjective - According to the rules of logic.

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Nugatory is an antonym for valid.

Nearby Words: validity, validation

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Valid and Nugatory. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/nugatory/valid

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