Synonyms for JUSTIFICATION
ˌdʒʌs tə fɪˈkeɪ ʃənjus·ti·fi·ca·tion

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1. justification

   All these words express one's answer to a charge of wrong or error that is or might be made. Apology has undergone a remarkable change from its old sense of a valiant defense — as in Justin Martyr's Apologies for the Christian faith — to its present meaning of humble confession and concession. He who offers an apology admits himself, at least technically and seemingly, in the wrong. An apology is for what one has done or left undone; an excuse may be for what one proposes to do or leave undone as well; as, one sends beforehand his excuse for not accepting an invitation; if he should fail either to be present or to excuse himself, an apology would be in order. An excuse for a fault is an attempt at partial justification; as, one alleges haste as an excuse for carelessness. Confession is a full acknowledgment of wrong, generally of a grave wrong, with or without apology or excuse. Plea ranges in sense from a prayer for favor or pardon to an attempt at full vindication. Defense, exculpation, justification, and vindication are more properly antonyms than synonyms of apology in its modern sense, and should be so given, but for their connection with its historic usage. Compare CONFESS; DEFENSE.

   Synonyms:
   acknowledgment, apology, confession, defense, exculpation, excuse, plea, vindication

   Antonyms:
   accusation, censure, charge, complaint, condemnation, imputation, injury, insult, offense, wrong

   Preposition:
   An apology to the guest for the oversight would be fitting.

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1. justification

   Synonyms:
   vindication, apology, defence, advocacy, maintenance, plea, exoneration, exculpation

   Antonyms:
   condemnation, censure, conviction, protest, abandonment, inculpation, recrimination, implication, aggravation

Princeton's WordNet

1. justificationnoun

   something (such as a fact or circumstance) that shows an action to be reasonable or necessary

   "he considered misrule a justification for revolution"

2. justificationnoun

   a statement in explanation of some action or belief

3. justificationnoun

   the act of defending or explaining or making excuses for by reasoning

   "the justification of barbarous means by holy ends"- H.J.Muller

Matched Categories

1. • Circumstance
   • Explanation
   • Vindication

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1. justificationnoun

   Synonyms:
   vindication, defence, exculpation, exoneration

2. justificationnoun

   Synonyms:
   (Theol.) absolution, sanctification, remission of sin

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1. justificationnoun

   Synonyms:
   vindication, exuplpation, exoneration, defense

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1. List of paraphrases for "justification":

   rationale, substantiation, reason, excuse, justifying, grounds, explanation, justify, justifiability, justifications, argument

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1. Pieter Cohen:

   This is extremely welcome news, rather than waiting until heart attacks, strokes or deaths are definitely linked to this new designer stimulant, The FDA has now made it extremely clear to manufacturers that there is no justification to sell DMBA in supplements.

2. Donatella Rovera:

   KRG (Kurdistan Regional Government) forces appear to be spearheading a concerted campaign to forcibly displace Arab communities by destroying entire villages in areas they have recaptured from IS in northern Iraq, the forced displacement of civilians and the deliberate destruction of homes and property without military justification, may amount to war crimes.

3. Francois Patuel:

   There could be no justification for firing at these unarmed people, and no excuse for failing to hold those suspected of criminal responsibility to account.

4. Barbara Bellis:

   The court finds by clear and convincing evidence that the defendant Alex Jones willfully and in bad faith violated without justification several clear court orders requiring Alex Jones attendance at Alex Jones depositions on March 23 and March 24.

5. Ken Cooper:

   When chasing a fleeing suspect, in high stress, you have to control that, the justification for using force is to gain compliance from the suspect, and the suspect seems to be complying. So what this looks like is those blows are not justified, they're not necessary and they're not professional.