contractual

[kuhn-trak-choo-uhl] / kənˈtræk tʃu əl /

ADJECTIVE

legal

Synonyms

STRONGEST

constitutional fair juridical lawful legitimate proper statutory valid

WEAK

acknowledged allowed authorized card-carrying chartered clean condign decreed due enforceable enforced enjoined forensic granted innocent judged judicial just justifiable justified legalized legit licit on the level on the up and up ordained passed precedented prescribed protected right rightful sanctioned sound straight sure-enough warranted within the law

Antonyms

STRONGEST

illegal illegitimate invalid unacceptable unlawful

WEAK

illicit wrong

Example Sentences

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Finally, the contractual dance is over and we know Clarke is staying, not for two more years until the next Euros but for a whopping four until the next World Cup.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

The new price target is based on O’Malley raising the multiple for his earnings per share estimate for 2027 that reflects “a structurally better pricing environment with more contractual agreements.”

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

The opinion explicitly stops short of ordering the government to pay out the canceled funds or resolving any individual grantee’s contractual claims.

From Slate • May 14, 2026

“We provide technology in accordance with U.S. law and contractual agreements,” an NEC spokesperson told the Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

“Of course I’m not. But I have to pretend. Social contractual obligations and whatnot.”

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner

contractual

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