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Justified

adjective
/ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪd/
Word Frequency: 15.4

Definitions

1.adjectiveHaving a justification.
"The act was fully justified."
2.adjectiveOf text, arranged on a page or a computer screen such that the left and right ends of all lines within paragraphs are aligned.
3.verbTo provide an acceptable explanation for.
"How can you justify spending so much money on clothes?"
4.verbTo be a good, acceptable reason for; warrant.
"Nothing can justify your rude behaviour last night."
5.verbTo arrange (text) on a page or a computer screen such that the left and right ends of all lines within paragraphs are aligned.
"The text will look better justified."
6.verbTo absolve, and declare to be free of blame or sin.
7.verbTo give reasons for one’s actions; to make an argument to prove that one is in the right.
"She felt no need to justify herself for deciding not to invite him."
8.verbTo prove; to ratify; to confirm.
9.verbTo show (a person) to have had a sufficient legal reason for an act that has been made the subject of a charge or accusation.
10.verbTo qualify (oneself) as a surety by taking oath to the ownership of sufficient property.

Synonyms

evenjustifiablevalidrightfuljustificationnecessaryattestedreasonablewell-foundedadmissiblejustlegitimacy

Antonyms

unjustified

Rhymes With

abidestridesnidechidederideprovideglidepreoccupied
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