SOUNDNESS Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

soundness

noun

Definition of soundness

as in reliability

the ability to withstand force or stress without being distorted, dislodged, or damaged the car manufacturer tested the soundness of the new model in various types of collisions

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as in health

the condition of being sound in body his athletic soundness is open to question since he's been away from the sport for so long

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Recent Examples of soundness This project might strike you as dystopian and disturbing, or exciting and encouraging – and its ethical soundness comes down to a few key factors, several experts told CNN. — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 25 July 2026 Some states require private schools participating in voucher programs to demonstrate some form of financial soundness. — Mollie Simon, ProPublica, 16 July 2026 Opinions from the Board of Immigration Appeals and two other federal courts of appeals reflect the soundness of DHS's legal position. — Anna Alejo, CBS News, 1 July 2026 Services will range from individual wellness and sick-patient examinations to routine herd healthcare, breeding soundness exams, pregnancy examinations, on-farm consultations, lameness evaluations and certificates of veterinary inspection, A-State said. — arkansasonline.com, 21 June 2026 The Supreme Judicial Court upheld Brookline’s policy as legal, but legality isn’t the same as soundness. — Alex Weatherall, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026 Forbes College Financial Grades are designed to assess a private not-for-profit college’s operational soundness and balance sheet health using the following ten measures. — Matt Schifrin, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026 The soundness of an investment strategy or deal is undeniable as the sun and Mercury align. — Usa Today, USA Today, 14 May 2026 Instead, examinations should prioritize risks that threaten bank safety and soundness. — Katanga Johnson, Bloomberg, 23 Feb. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for soundness

Noun

That experience helped shape Antares’ thinking around reliability and manufacturing maturity.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026
Fragmented systems, inconsistent data, undocumented business logic and years of workarounds will show up in the quality and reliability of what gets produced.

— Atul Sabharwal, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of reliability

Noun

At this point in the WSL’s existence, eight years since becoming a fully professional league, players now ageing out at the title contenders do so with all the advantages — finances, facilities, health — of only knowing full-time football.

— Katie Whyatt, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Zambia is particularly sensitive amid tensions over US health assistance and mining, while Kenya is pursuing deeper US trade and investment.

— Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of health

Noun

This is a vehicle for anyone craving intense driving dynamics from an unusual, innovative machine that blends a car’s stability with much of the excitement and exposure of a motorcycle.

— William Roberson, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
All in all, the Fed should not be influenced by fiscal policy or politics, because their remit is financial stability.

— Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of stability

Noun

But the country's key stock benchmarks are struggling to reflect that strength, hinting at a festering disconnect between markets and the economy.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
She was invested in young women and keeping the door open for the next generation of leaders, and her advocacy was always about fighting for the strength, intelligence, and dignity of women everywhere.

— Noe Padilla, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of strength

Noun

Emma’s resistance to the bland wholesomeness of recovery spaces speaks to a familiar cultural trope across media, in films and television shows; that sobriety is where flamboyance goes to die.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
But after seven episodes wearing down the viewer with a bleak perspective, in the season finale, Euphoria pulls itself out of its own somber patterns to reach for grace and mercy in Christian symbolism, American wholesomeness, and the concept of family.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 1 June 2026

Definition of wholesomeness

Noun

The company has reported that the topological gap has been increased and the robustness has been enhanced as a result of modifications to the material stack.

— Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
The third is to develop novel variations of your stimuli or your benchmark items in order to test robustness and generalization.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of robustness

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