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justified

/ˈd͡ʒʌstɪfaɪd/verb, adjective3 syllables

Justified means: show to be right by providing justification or proof.

Synonyms for justified3

verb, as in show to be right by providing justification or proof

justify, vindicate

verb, as in (used of God) declare innocent; absolve from the penalty of sin

justify

verb, as in adjust the spaces between words

justify

adjective, as in having words so spaced that lines have straight even margins

even

What does justified mean?4

verb

1

show to be right by providing justification or proof“vindicate a claim”

2

(used of God) declare innocent; absolve from the penalty of sin

3

adjust the spaces between words“justify the margins”

adjective

1

having words so spaced that lines have straight even margins

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with justified?1

four syllables

unjustified
Show 7 near rhymes
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Justified in a sentence

  • We imagined what might have happened, acted upon the supposition, and find ourselves justified.Hybrid
  • For a long time, philosophers thought that knowledge was justified true belief.sundown
  • With ellipsis, any grammatical error can be justified.rul
  • With ellipsis, any grammar mistake can be justified.rul
  • You are quite justified in answering him back.CN
  • The boy more than justified the favourable opinion they had formed of him.sundown
  • My taking the book is justified by my seeing it.Wuzzy
  • It turned out that my apprehensions were justified.mailohilohi

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