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. Srinivasan Sitaraman:

   I think China and Russia will say :' Srinivasan Sitaraman backed out of the invitation, the US is the one that is acting irrationally, that is operating irresponsibly, so Both North Korean allies need to ease up on the sanctions to help the North Korea people,' so they have the justification for reducing the sanctions, in some ways, Kim Jong is still playing a masterful game.

2. Kristen Clarke:

   We've also received allegations that Alabama Department of Public Health has failed to carry out their responsibilities to abate raw sewage conditions, thereby placing Black residents of Lowndes County at higher risk for disease, based on our careful and thorough review of those allegations and an extensive review of publicly available information, we find significant justification to open this investigation, now.

3. Mike Schmidt:

   In this case, we allege that no legal justification existed for Officer Budworth's deployment of force, and that the deployment of force was legally excessive under the circumstances.

4. Chuck Grassley:

   Their terms didn’t expire until 2025, and there was no reasonable justification for these removals. President Biden is overtly politicizing the SSA, people don’t want their retirement and benefits politicized, they just want an agency that works. We had that under Commissioner Saul.

5. Tony Evers:

   There is simply not ample evidence to support the president's contention that there exists a national security crisis at our Southwestern border, therefore, there is no justification for the ongoing presence of Wisconsin National Guard personnel at the border.