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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?
Nothing in the deal described by the administration this afternoon would justify lifting U.S. and international sanctions, which were the product of many years of bipartisan effort, i cannot stand behind such a flawed agreement.
I'm so sorry. On behalf of the entire city of Fort Worth, I'm sorry, to Atatiana's family, it's unacceptable. There is nothing that can justify what happened on Saturday morning. Nothing.
You need to find enough full-fare premium passengers to justify the aircraft. Good luck with that.
There is a possibility of a swap deal between Rosneft and Essar, which may have got a deep discount in prices to justify freight for a long haul crude.
It is very much tiptoeing in the direction of a stronger economic backdrop that could potentially justify tapering and eventual rate increases.
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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