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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, warrant, justifyjustify, vindicateverb
show to be right by providing justification or proof
"vindicate a claim"
Synonyms:
rationalize, absolve, free, apologise, excuse, rationalise, vindicate, apologize, warrant, justifyapologize, 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:
justify, 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:
justify, 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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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?
Supreme Court has reaffirmed the President's sweeping statutory authority when Supreme Court comes to deciding who may and who may not travel to the United States, authority that both President President Donald Trump and future presidents will surely rely upon to justify more aggressive immigration restrictions.
One would need a contango in the oil market to justify floating storage. Given the current developments in the oil market this cannot be ruled out, continued oil demand and longer transportation distances combined with no fleet growth should support our expectations for 2015 on average to be better than 2014.
Ukraine and (the) West's inaction on these issues paved the way for Putin to quite literally weaponize them against Ukraine in an attempt to justify his aggression, while it's correct to point (out that) Ukraine's far-right has minimal electoral support, they (Azov) have enjoyed near impunity for violence aimed at minorities, were unchecked in their efforts to build influence in military and security forces, and have been normalized by Ukraine's senior leaders.
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.
It's incredibly unusual for there to be circumstances that would justify a head of state actually wearing body armor, and especially to a dignitary or a VIP meeting.
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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