VALIDLY Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

validly

adverb

Definition of validly

as in justifiably

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Recent Examples of validly Some of this is also validly driven by zoonotic and emerging diseases and is intended to keep our pets and us safe. — Dr. John De Jong, Boston Herald, 26 July 2026 The French Cour d’appel de Versailles determined that a child could claim against assets located in France even though the decedent had validly designated the succession laws of a foreign country that did not recognize forced heirship. — Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026 Each branch of government derives its authority from the trust placed in it by the People, and Congress has validly determined that this Act helps to maintain that trust by shining some light on the activities of the President and his aides. — Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 20 May 2026 Cannon’s decision held that if a prosecutor was not validly appointed, dismissal of the case is the only remedy. — Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2025 If Halligan wasn’t validly appointed, the indictment may be legally void. — Cassandra Burke Robertson, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2025

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Houston is probably going to win this division after justifiably firing its GM.

— Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Now essentially out of power, the public-health community has been justifiably alarmed by what’s happened over the past year.

— Craig Spencer, The Atlantic, 25 July 2026

Definition of justifiably

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The Commanders actually ran the ball fairly effectively in 2025, ranking fourth in the league in yards per game and fifth in yards per attempt.

— Barry Svrluga, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
That decision has been made more complicated by a fairly sturdy job market and a historically low employment rate.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of fairly

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Many users are unaware of the various ways that smart TVs can track the activity of people in the home, and many presume (and reasonably so) that the TV isn’t tracking anything if it’s not connected to the Internet.

— Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 8 Sep. 2026
Turkey is also a reasonably desirable destination for players of a certain type.

— Nick Miller, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of reasonably

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Her Veggie Club Sandwich promises to keep you pleasantly full while supplying a meal’s worth of veggies between three slices of bread.

— The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Sep. 2026
Neither of them lives full-time in New York anymore; Kessler spends much of his time in Barcelona, and Banks is pleasantly ensconced in Berlin with his wife and two young children.

— Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of pleasantly

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My favorite picture in the book finds a sensibly blue Subaru station wagon that has somehow turned on its side in the middle of the night.

— Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
Given the limited floorspace, Tiny Tect Tiny Houses has sensibly kept the interior layout quite simple.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of sensibly

Adverb

Under a 2019 law brought by Newsom to protect utilities from bankruptcy, the companies automatically are deemed to have acted prudently if regulators sign off on their wildfire prevention plan.

— Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
The better approach is to remain diversified, rebalance prudently and let earnings not election-year noise or daily volatility drive long-term allocation decisions today.

— Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

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