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justified
Overview of verb justify
The verb justify has 5 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (17) justify, warrant -- (show to be reasonable or provide adequate ground for; "The emergency does not warrant all of us buying guns"; "The end justifies the means")
2. (9) justify, vindicate -- (show to be right by providing justification or proof; "vindicate a claim")
3. (2) apologize, apologise, excuse, justify, rationalize, rationalise -- (defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning; "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success")
4. absolve, justify, free -- (let off the hook; "I absolve you from this responsibility")
5. justify -- (adjust the spaces between words; "justify the margins")
Overview of adj justified
The adj justified has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. justified -- (having words so spaced that lines have straight even margins)
Antonyms of verb justify
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb justify
5 senses of justify
Sense 1
justify, warrant
=> confirm, reassert
=> affirm
Sense 2
justify, vindicate
=> uphold, maintain
=> confirm, reassert
=> affirm
Sense 3
apologize, apologise, excuse, justify, rationalize, rationalise
=> defend, support, fend for
=> argue, reason
=> present, represent, lay out
=> state, say, tell
=> express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to
Sense 4
absolve, justify, free
=> forgive
=> concede, yield, grant
=> agree, hold, concur, concord
Sense 5
justify
=> adjust, set, correct
=> change, alter, modify
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb justify
3 of 5 senses of justify
Sense 2
justify, vindicate
=> excuse, explain
=> legitimate
Sense 3
apologize, apologise, excuse, justify, rationalize, rationalise
=> color, colour, gloss
=> plead
=> extenuate, palliate, mitigate
Sense 4
absolve, justify, free
=> excuse, relieve, let off, exempt
=> wash one's hands
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb justify
5 senses of justify
Sense 1
justify, warrant
=> confirm, reassert
Sense 2
justify, vindicate
=> uphold, maintain
Sense 3
apologize, apologise, excuse, justify, rationalize, rationalise
=> defend, support, fend for
Sense 4
absolve, justify, free
=> forgive
Sense 5
justify
=> adjust, set, correct
'Cause To' of verb justify
Derived Forms of verb justify
4 of 5 senses of justify
Sense 1
justify, warrant
RELATED TO>(adj) justificative#2
=> justificative, justificatory, vindicatory
RELATED TO>(adj) justificatory#2
=> justificative, justificatory, vindicatory
RELATED TO>(adj) justifiable#1
=> justifiable
RELATED TO>(noun) justification#2
=> justification
RELATED TO>(noun) justification#1
=> justification
RELATED TO>(noun) justification#3
=> justification
Sense 2
justify, vindicate
RELATED TO>(adj) justificative#2
=> justificative, justificatory, vindicatory
RELATED TO>(adj) justificative#1
=> defensive, justificative, justificatory
RELATED TO>(adj) justificatory#2
=> justificative, justificatory, vindicatory
RELATED TO>(noun) justification#2
=> justification
RELATED TO>(noun) justification#1
=> justification
RELATED TO>(noun) justifier#1
=> apologist, vindicator, justifier
Sense 3
apologize, apologise, excuse, justify, rationalize, rationalise
RELATED TO>(adj) justificative#1
=> defensive, justificative, justificatory
RELATED TO>(adj) justificatory#1
=> defensive, justificative, justificatory
RELATED TO>(adj) justifiable#1
=> justifiable
RELATED TO>(noun) justification#2
=> justification
RELATED TO>(noun) justification#1
=> justification
RELATED TO>(noun) justification#3
=> justification
RELATED TO>(noun) justifier#1
=> apologist, vindicator, justifier
Sense 4
absolve, justify, free
RELATED TO>(noun) justification#2
=> justification
Domain of verb justify
1 of 5 senses of justify
Sense 5
justify
TOPIC>(noun) printing#2
Domain Terms of verb justify
Familiarity of verb justify
justify used as a verb is common (polysemy count =5)
Sample Sentences of verb justify
5 senses of justify
Sense 1
justify, warrant
*> Something ----s something
Sense 2
justify, vindicate
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 3
apologize, apologise, excuse, justify, rationalize, rationalise
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 4
absolve, justify, free
*> Somebody ----s somebody of something
Sense 5
justify
*> Somebody ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb justify
5 senses of justify
Sense 1
justify, warrant
> confirm, reassert
=> uphold, maintain
=> justify, warrant
=> verify
=> validate, corroborate
=> reconfirm
Sense 2
justify, vindicate
> uphold, maintain
=> justify, vindicate
Sense 3
apologize, apologise, excuse, justify, rationalize, rationalise
> defend, support, fend for
=> apologize, apologise, excuse, justify, rationalize, rationalise
=> stand up, stick up
=> uphold
Sense 4
absolve, justify, free
> forgive
=> excuse, condone
=> absolve, justify, free
=> absolve
=> remit
=> pardon
=> excuse, pardon
Sense 5
justify
> adjust, set, correct
=> proportion
=> modulate
=> temper
=> tune, tune up
=> calibrate, graduate, fine-tune
=> tune, tune up
=> time
=> trim
=> zero, zero in
=> zero
=> readjust, reset
=> attune
=> time
=> set
=> regulate, modulate
=> focus, focalize, focalise, sharpen
=> synchronize, synchronise, sync
=> pressurize, pressurise
=> depressurize, depressurise, decompress
=> match, fit
=> plumb
=> align, ordinate, coordinate
=> harmonize, harmonise, reconcile
=> linearize, linearise
=> justify
=> citify
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb justify
Sense 1
justify, warrant
=> confirm, reassert
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Sense 2
justify, vindicate
=> uphold, maintain
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Sense 3
apologize, apologise, excuse, justify, rationalize, rationalise
=> defend, support, fend for
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Sense 4
absolve, justify, free
=> forgive
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Sense 5
justify
=> adjust, set, correct
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Grep of verb justify
justify
Antonyms of adj justified
1 sense of justified
Sense 1
justified
INDIRECT (VIA even) -> uneven
Similarity of adj justified
1 sense of justified
Sense 1
justified
=> even (vs. uneven)
Pertainyms of adj justified
Attributes of adj justified
Domain of adj justified
1 sense of justified
Sense 1
justified
TOPIC>(noun) printing#3, printing process#1
Domain Terms of adj justified
Familiarity of adj justified
justified used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Grep of adj justified
justified
unjustified
Grep of adv justified
justifiedly
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