Antonyms of verb validate
3 of 4 senses of validate
Sense 1
validate, formalize, formalise -- (declare or make legally valid)
Antonym of invalidate (Sense 1)
=> invalidate, annul, quash, void, avoid, nullify -- (declare invalid; "The contract was annulled"; "void a plea")
Sense 2
validate -- (prove valid; show or confirm the validity of something)
Antonym of invalidate (Sense 3)
=> invalidate, nullify -- (show to be invalid)
Sense 4
validate -- (make valid or confirm the validity of; "validate a ticket")
Antonym of invalidate (Sense 4)
=> invalidate, void, vitiate -- (take away the legal force of or render ineffective; "invalidate a contract")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb validate
4 senses of validate
Sense 1
validate, formalize, formalise -- (declare or make legally valid)
=> authorize, authorise, pass, clear -- (grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography")
Sense 2
validate -- (prove valid; show or confirm the validity of something)
=> confirm, corroborate, sustain, substantiate, support, affirm -- (establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant")
Sense 3
validate, corroborate -- (give evidence for)
=> confirm, reassert -- (strengthen or make more firm; "The witnesses confirmed the victim's account")
Sense 4
validate -- (make valid or confirm the validity of; "validate a ticket")
=> change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")
Antonyms of adj validated
1 sense of validated
Sense 1
validated -- (declared or made legally valid; "a validated claim")
INDIRECT (VIA valid) -> invalid -- (having no cogency or legal force; "invalid reasoning"; "an invalid driver's license")
Similarity of adj validated
1 sense of validated
Sense 1
validated -- (declared or made legally valid; "a validated claim")
=> valid (vs. invalid) -- (well grounded in logic or truth or having legal force; "a valid inference"; "a valid argument"; "a valid contract")