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Synonyms for justify
ˈdʒʌs təˌfaɪjus·ti·fy
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justify, warrantverb
show to be reasonable or provide adequate ground for
"The emergency does not warrant all of us buying guns"; "The end justifies the means"
Synonyms:
rationalize, absolve, free, guarantee, apologise, excuse, rationalise, vindicate, apologize, warrantjustify, vindicateverb
show to be right by providing justification or proof
"vindicate a claim"
Synonyms:
rationalize, absolve, free, apologise, excuse, rationalise, vindicate, apologize, warrantapologize, apologise, excuse, justify, rationalize, rationaliseverb
defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
"rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success"
Synonyms:
condone, apologise, explain, relieve, prune, rationalize, excuse, beg off, vindicate, warrant, cut, let off, apologize, free, rationalise, exempt, absolve, pardonabsolve, justify, freeverb
let off the hook
"I absolve you from this responsibility"
Synonyms:
unloose, relieve, apologise, unloosen, unblock, unfreeze, liberate, rationalize, excuse, vindicate, warrant, discharge, release, give up, apologize, rationalise, loose, disembarrass, resign, dislodge, shrive, relinquish, disengage, rid, exempt, absolve, freejustifyverb
adjust the spaces between words
"justify the margins"
Synonyms:
rationalize, absolve, free, apologise, excuse, rationalise, vindicate, apologize, warrant
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PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "justify":
warrant, substantiate, justifying, justified, motivate, legitimise, explain, justification, defend, excuse, legitimize
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#42 | free | |
#625 | release | |
#907 | clear | |
#1324 | cut | |
#2046 | guarantee | |
#3082 | explain | |
#5227 | loose | |
#5685 | discharge | |
#6468 | approve | |
#6601 | warrant | |
#6760 | praise | |
#7347 | exempt | |
#7381 | rid | |
#7739 | defend | |
#8557 | excuse | |
#9531 | justify | |
#10672 | justification | |
#10747 | justified | |
#13778 | relieve | |
#15033 | apologize | |
#17724 | pardon | |
#18233 | motivate | |
#19661 | resign | |
#27690 | applaud | |
#31029 | apologise | |
#32338 | justifying | |
#32728 | prune | |
#35984 | liberate | |
#39252 | condone | |
#39584 | substantiate | |
#41807 | relinquish | |
#43009 | rationalize | |
#69437 | disengage | |
#72840 | unblock | |
#74511 | absolve | |
#76430 | legitimize | |
#77208 | dislodge | |
#80199 | vindicate | |
#94999 | rationalise | |
#95762 | acquit | |
#113449 | exonerate | |
#149460 | legitimise | |
#168989 | unfreeze |
How to use justify in a sentence?
I don't understand how they justify doing that. And then turn around and look at the workforce in their face and tell them that they support them as employees of ICE and DHS, i don't understand it.
Fairchild Semiconductor International Inc:
Specifically, the board believed that the consortium’s proposed $ 108 million CFIUS reverse termination fee would not adequately justify risking the company stockholder premium present in the ON Semiconductor transaction.
I'm going to go into the Oval Office every single week. I'm going to ask the American people to take out their smart phones and I will say, 'Do you think we finally ought to force government to justify every dollar so we can cut any dollar and move any dollar? Press 1 for yes. Press 2 for no,'.
I could spend $ 3,000 a month on groceries and not be aware of it, even though I'm a chef and a mom and work hard, I couldn't justify the amount of money that was leaking through.
In our African culture there are taboos ... we say 'this child is cursed', we will say there is witchcraft, that this child is irrecoverable, when you live ... without knowing if you are he or she, when you have to constantly justify who you are, its not easy.
Translations for justify
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- بررArabic
- justificarCatalan, Valencian
- zarovnat, obhájit, ospravedlnitCzech
- retfærdiggøreDanish
- ausrichten, justieren, rechtfertigenGerman
- δικαιολογώ, στοιχίζω, αιτιολογώ, δικαιώνω, ευθυγραμμίζωGreek
- legitimar, absolver, justificarSpanish
- oikeuttaa, perustella, tasataFinnish
- justifierFrench
- indokol, igazolHungarian
- giustificareItalian
- 言い開くJapanese
- justifyLatin
- whakawhaihuruhuru, tautoko, whaihuruhuruMāori
- uitlijnen, rechtvaardigenDutch
- wyjustować, usprawiedliwiaćPolish
- justificar, absolverPortuguese
- выравнивать, обосновывать, оправдать, оправдыватьRussian
- arsyetoj, shpjegojAlbanian
- frita från skuldSwedish
- biện hộVietnamese
- 辯解Chinese
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