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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?
It's hard to see returns that justify the more than 40 percent premium, or synergies with its existing business.
When you have too much capital chasing the same ideas and deals, it's going to narrow the return, there's not that many people who can justify 2 and 20 (percent) out there.
I think it's concerning that, you know, in a population that's 98% vaccinated, mandated to do testing every two weeks, mandated to wear a mask indoors, that they're going to justify going online based off of, you know, a slight increase in cases.
I think people like that, like Rod Rosenstein, who are people of accomplishment but not real sterling character, strong character, find themselves trapped, and then they start telling themselves a story to justify their being trapped, which is, yeah, Rod Rosenstein's awful, but the country needs me.
But it has allowed the Cuban government to manipulate this status in order to be able to justify its actions. being a relatively recent Miami re-transplant, I think I have an optimistic view.
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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