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{
"justice of the peace":{
"as in chief justice , circuit judge":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[]
},
"justification":{
"an explanation that frees one from fault or blame":{
"examples":[
"offered a weak justification for why he was so late"
],
"synonyms":[
"alibi",
"apology",
"defense",
"excuse",
"plea",
"reason"
],
"near synonyms":[
"color",
"guise",
"pretense",
"pretence",
"pretext",
"rationale",
"rationalization",
"vindication",
"whitewash",
"cop-out",
"out",
"acknowledgment",
"acknowledgement",
"atonement",
"confession",
"extenuation",
"palliation"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"justifiably":{
"as in fairly , validly":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"excusably",
"fairly",
"validly",
"pleasantly",
"discreetly",
"judiciously",
"prudently",
"sensibly",
"wisely",
"considerately",
"courteously",
"graciously",
"kindly",
"nicely",
"reasonably",
"thoughtfully",
"well",
"chivalrously",
"decorously",
"deferentially",
"gallantly",
"politely",
"respectfully",
"solicitously",
"compassionately",
"humanely",
"kindheartedly",
"sweetly",
"sympathetically"
],
"near antonyms":[
"discourteously",
"inconsiderately",
"thoughtlessly",
"contemptuously",
"disdainfully",
"disrespectfully",
"impolitely",
"rudely",
"scornfully",
"snootily",
"cruelly",
"heartlessly",
"nastily",
"viciously",
"shabbily",
"unfairly"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"just about":{
"very close to but not completely":{
"examples":[
"Ralph was just about finished with the paperwork when the doctor called his name."
],
"synonyms":[
"about",
"all but",
"almost",
"borderline",
"fair",
"fairly",
"feckly",
"more or less",
"most",
"much",
"near",
"nearly",
"next to",
"nigh",
"practically",
"somewhere",
"virtually",
"well-nigh"
],
"near synonyms":[
"appreciably",
"by and large",
"chiefly",
"largely",
"mainly",
"mostly",
"kind of",
"partially",
"partly",
"somewhat"
],
"near antonyms":[
"absolutely",
"altogether",
"completely",
"entirely",
"fully",
"plain",
"plumb",
"quite",
"thoroughly",
"totally",
"utterly",
"well",
"wholly",
"barely",
"hardly",
"scarcely"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"justices of the peace":{
"as in chief justices , circuit judges":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"chief justices",
"circuit judges",
"squires",
"adjudicators",
"beaks",
"benches",
"courts",
"judges",
"jurists",
"justices",
"magistrates",
"auditors",
"masters",
"jurisconsults",
"jurisprudents"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[]
},
"justifying":{
"to be an acceptable reason for":{
"examples":[
"you seem to think that losing a basketball game justifies a temper tantrum"
],
"synonyms":[
"excusing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"accounting (for)",
"alibiing",
"explaining",
"explaining away",
"rationalizing",
"brushing (aside or off)",
"condoning",
"disregarding",
"forgiving",
"glossing (over)",
"glozing (over)",
"ignoring",
"pardoning",
"passing over",
"remitting",
"shrugging off",
"winking (at)"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to continue to declare to be true or proper despite opposition or objections":{
"examples":[
"failed to justify the need for a war at this time"
],
"synonyms":[
"defending",
"maintaining",
"supporting",
"upholding"
],
"near synonyms":[
"advocating",
"championing",
"espousing",
"confirming",
"vindicating",
"warranting",
"affirming",
"asserting",
"averring",
"avouching",
"avowing",
"claiming",
"contending",
"insisting",
"pleading",
"proclaiming",
"professing",
"protesting",
"stating",
"arguing",
"debating",
"discussing",
"emphasizing",
"stressing",
"underlining",
"underscoring"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abandoning",
"abjuring",
"forsaking",
"recanting",
"retracting",
"taking back",
"withdrawing",
"reversing",
"switching",
"controverting",
"disproving",
"rebutting",
"refuting"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"justifiable":{
"capable of being defended with good reasoning against verbal attack":{
"examples":[
"had justifiable reasons for leaving early"
],
"synonyms":[
"defendable",
"defensible",
"maintainable",
"supportable",
"sustainable",
"tenable"
],
"near synonyms":[
"rational",
"reasonable",
"sensible",
"well-grounded",
"acceptable",
"admissible",
"allowable",
"exceptionable",
"legitimate",
"passable",
"unobjectionable",
"viable",
"warrantable",
"confirmable",
"provable",
"verifiable",
"explainable",
"explicable"
],
"near antonyms":[
"absurd",
"illogical",
"irrational",
"ridiculous",
"unsound",
"extreme",
"outrageous",
"unreasonable",
"groundless",
"objectionable",
"unacceptable",
"unfounded",
"inexplicable",
"unexplainable"
],
"antonyms":[
"indefensible",
"insupportable",
"unjustifiable",
"unsustainable",
"untenable"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"just":{
"in the same manner":{
"examples":[
"you can do it just the way they do"
],
"synonyms":[
"exactly",
"precisely"
],
"near synonyms":[
"even",
"expressly",
"faultlessly",
"perfectly",
"identically",
"uniformly",
"alike",
"likewise",
"similarly"
],
"near antonyms":[
"slightly",
"somewhat",
"vaguely",
"differently",
"variably"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"by a very small margin":{
"examples":[
"I was just over the minimum age requirement for the senior citizen discount"
],
"synonyms":[
"barely",
"hardly",
"marginally",
"narrowly",
"scarcely",
"slightly"
],
"near synonyms":[
"minimally",
"minutely",
"scantly",
"almost",
"approximately",
"closely",
"more or less",
"nearly",
"partly",
"plus or minus",
"roughly",
"somewhat"
],
"near antonyms":[
"definitely",
"easily",
"plainly",
"positively",
"quite",
"unquestionably",
"abundantly",
"completely",
"copiously",
"fully",
"generously",
"greatly"
],
"antonyms":[
"considerably",
"significantly",
"substantially",
"vastly",
"well"
]
},
"nothing more than":{
"examples":[
"I was just kidding"
],
"synonyms":[
"but",
"merely",
"only",
"purely",
"simply"
],
"near synonyms":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as stated or indicated without the slightest difference":{
"examples":[
"the length of the curtain is just right"
],
"synonyms":[
"due",
"exactly",
"full",
"precisely",
"right",
"sharp",
"smack-dab",
"squarely"
],
"near synonyms":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"for nothing other than":{
"examples":[
"got this present just for you"
],
"synonyms":[
"alone",
"exclusively",
"only",
"purely",
"simply",
"solely"
],
"near synonyms":[
"basically",
"by and large",
"chiefly",
"generally",
"largely",
"mainly",
"mostly",
"predominantly",
"primarily",
"principally",
"substantially"
],
"near antonyms":[
"additionally",
"also",
"besides",
"likewise"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"not long ago":{
"examples":[
"I just bought this dress"
],
"synonyms":[
"freshly",
"late",
"lately",
"new",
"newly",
"now",
"only",
"recently"
],
"near synonyms":[
"latterly"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ago",
"before",
"earlier",
"early",
"erstwhile",
"formerly",
"previously",
"heretofore",
"hitherto"
],
"antonyms":[
"anciently"
]
},
"being what is called for by accepted standards of right and wrong":{
"examples":[
"a just punishment should fit the crime"
],
"synonyms":[
"competent",
"condign",
"deserved",
"due",
"fair",
"justified",
"merited",
"right",
"rightful",
"warranted"
],
"near synonyms":[
"applicable",
"appropriate",
"apt",
"fit",
"fitting",
"meet",
"proper",
"requisite",
"suitable",
"lawful",
"legal",
"legitimate",
"accurate",
"correct",
"true",
"rhadamanthine",
"strict",
"stringent",
"uncompromising",
"equitable",
"impartial",
"square"
],
"near antonyms":[
"incoherent",
"incorrect",
"irrelative",
"irrelevant",
"improper",
"inapplicable",
"inapposite",
"inappropriate",
"inapt",
"indefensible",
"unjustifiable",
"unreasonable",
"unsuitable",
"biased",
"inequitable",
"partial",
"unequal",
"arbitrary",
"despotic",
"illegitimate",
"unlawful"
],
"antonyms":[
"undeserved",
"undue",
"unfair",
"unjust",
"unjustified",
"unmerited",
"unwarranted"
]
},
"based on sound reasoning or information":{
"examples":[
"there are just reasons for the state's ban of the private use of fireworks"
],
"synonyms":[
"commonsense",
"commonsensible",
"commonsensical",
"firm",
"good",
"hard",
"informed",
"justified",
"levelheaded",
"logical",
"rational",
"reasonable",
"reasoned",
"sensible",
"sober",
"solid",
"valid",
"well-founded"
],
"near synonyms":[
"actual",
"real",
"true",
"certain",
"sure",
"certified",
"validated",
"verified",
"confirmed",
"corroborated",
"substantiated",
"cogent",
"convincing",
"colorable",
"credible",
"plausible"
],
"near antonyms":[
"unsubstantiated",
"unsupported",
"unwarranted",
"flimsy",
"implausible",
"unconvincing",
"weak",
"fallacious",
"false",
"misguided",
"misled"
],
"antonyms":[
"groundless",
"illogical",
"invalid",
"irrational",
"nonrational",
"nonsensical",
"nonvalid",
"unfounded",
"uninformed",
"unjustified",
"unreasonable",
"unreasoned",
"unsound"
]
},
"conforming to a high standard of morality or virtue":{
"examples":[
"they are a just people who are guided by a firm belief in God and a love of traditional values"
],
"synonyms":[
"all right",
"decent",
"ethical",
"good",
"honest",
"honorable",
"moral",
"nice",
"right",
"right-minded",
"righteous",
"straight",
"true",
"upright",
"virtuous"
],
"near synonyms":[
"correct",
"decorous",
"proper",
"seemly",
"high-minded",
"noble",
"principled",
"commendable",
"creditable",
"exemplary",
"legitimate",
"esteemed",
"law-abiding",
"menschy",
"reputable",
"respected",
"upstanding",
"worthy",
"blameless",
"clean",
"guiltless",
"immaculate",
"incorrupt",
"incorrupted",
"incorruptible",
"innocent",
"inoffensive",
"irreproachable",
"unobjectionable",
"angelic",
"angelical",
"lily-white",
"pure",
"scrupulous",
"spotless",
"uncorrupted",
"unerring",
"goody-goody",
"moralistic",
"pharisaical",
"rectitudinous",
"sanctimonious",
"self-righteous"
],
"near antonyms":[
"improper",
"incorrect",
"indecorous",
"naughty",
"unbecoming",
"unseemly",
"corrupt",
"debased",
"debauched",
"degenerate",
"depraved",
"dissolute",
"libertine",
"perverted",
"reprobate",
"unprincipled",
"unscrupulous",
"atrocious",
"infamous",
"villainous",
"base",
"low",
"mean",
"vicious",
"vile",
"blameworthy",
"objectionable",
"offensive",
"iniquitous",
"nefarious",
"errant",
"erring",
"fallen"
],
"antonyms":[
"bad",
"dishonest",
"dishonorable",
"evil",
"evil-minded",
"immoral",
"indecent",
"sinful",
"unethical",
"unrighteous",
"wicked",
"wrong"
]
},
"following the accepted rules of moral conduct":{
"examples":[
"the sort of just conduct that we expect of every soldier"
],
"synonyms":[
"decent",
"ethical",
"honest",
"honorable",
"noble",
"principled",
"respectable",
"righteous",
"stand-up",
"upright",
"upstanding"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blameless",
"guiltless",
"irreproachable",
"unassailable",
"unimpeachable",
"chivalrous",
"classy",
"high-minded",
"menschy",
"right-minded",
"conscientious",
"fair",
"good",
"incorruptible",
"moral",
"reputable",
"respected",
"scrupulous",
"uncorrupted",
"virtuous",
"decorous",
"nice",
"polite",
"proper",
"seemly"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bad",
"blackguardly",
"corrupt",
"criminal",
"crooked",
"evil",
"immoral",
"iniquitous",
"knavish",
"mean",
"nefarious",
"rascally",
"reprehensible",
"roguish",
"rotten",
"scoundrelly",
"sinful",
"unfair",
"unscrupulous",
"vile",
"villainous",
"wicked",
"wretched",
"blamable",
"blameworthy",
"censurable",
"culpable",
"debased",
"debauched",
"decadent",
"degenerate",
"degraded",
"demoralized",
"depraved",
"disgraceful",
"disreputable",
"dissipated",
"dissolute",
"libertine",
"loose",
"perverse",
"perverted",
"profligate",
"reprobate",
"shameful",
"venal"
],
"antonyms":[
"base",
"dishonest",
"dishonorable",
"ignoble",
"low",
"unethical",
"unjust",
"unprincipled",
"unrighteous",
"unworthy"
]
},
"guided by or in accordance with one's sense of right and wrong":{
"examples":[
"stopping to help a stranded motorist is simply the just thing to do"
],
"synonyms":[
"conscientious",
"conscionable",
"ethical",
"honest",
"honorable",
"moral",
"principled",
"scrupulous"
],
"near synonyms":[
"decent",
"good",
"righteous",
"right-minded",
"straight",
"upright",
"virtuous",
"dutiful",
"observant",
"respectful",
"overconscientious",
"reliable",
"responsible",
"solid",
"tried-and-true",
"true",
"trustworthy",
"trusty",
"esteemed",
"law-abiding",
"reputable",
"respected",
"upstanding",
"worthy"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bad",
"evil",
"evil-minded",
"immoral",
"indecent",
"sinful",
"unrighteous",
"wicked",
"unreliable",
"untrustworthy",
"corrupt",
"debased",
"debauched",
"degenerate",
"depraved",
"dissolute",
"perverted",
"reprobate",
"atrocious",
"infamous",
"villainous",
"base",
"low",
"mean",
"vicious",
"vile",
"iniquitous",
"nefarious"
],
"antonyms":[
"cutthroat",
"dishonest",
"dishonorable",
"immoral",
"unconscionable",
"unethical",
"unjust",
"unprincipled",
"unscrupulous"
]
},
"marked by justice, honesty, and freedom from bias":{
"examples":[
"a just appraisal of the political situation over there"
],
"synonyms":[
"candid",
"disinterested",
"dispassionate",
"equal",
"equitable",
"evenhanded",
"fair",
"impartial",
"indifferent",
"nonpartisan",
"objective",
"square",
"unbiased",
"unprejudiced"
],
"near synonyms":[
"frank",
"forthright",
"open",
"straight",
"straightforward",
"balanced",
"rational",
"reasonable"
],
"near antonyms":[
"deceitful",
"deceptive",
"dishonest",
"arbitrary",
"unconscionable",
"unreasonable",
"jaundiced",
"unfriendly",
"unsympathetic",
"colored",
"distorted",
"warped"
],
"antonyms":[
"biased",
"ex parte",
"inequitable",
"nonobjective",
"one-sided",
"partial",
"parti pris",
"partisan",
"prejudiced",
"unjust"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"justifies":{
"to be an acceptable reason for":{
"examples":[
"you seem to think that losing a basketball game justifies a temper tantrum"
],
"synonyms":[
"excuses"
],
"near synonyms":[
"accounts (for)",
"alibis",
"explains",
"explains away",
"rationalizes",
"brushes (aside or off)",
"condones",
"disregards",
"forgives",
"glosses (over)",
"glozes (over)",
"ignores",
"pardons",
"passes over",
"remits",
"shrugs off",
"winks (at)"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to continue to declare to be true or proper despite opposition or objections":{
"examples":[
"failed to justify the need for a war at this time"
],
"synonyms":[
"defends",
"maintains",
"supports",
"upholds"
],
"near synonyms":[
"advocates",
"champions",
"espouses",
"confirms",
"vindicates",
"warrants",
"affirms",
"asserts",
"avers",
"avouches",
"avows",
"claims",
"contends",
"insists",
"pleads",
"proclaims",
"professes",
"protests",
"states",
"argues",
"debates",
"discusses",
"emphasizes",
"stresses",
"underlines",
"underscores"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abandons",
"abjures",
"forsakes",
"recants",
"retracts",
"takes back",
"withdraws",
"reverses",
"switches",
"controverts",
"disproves",
"rebuts",
"refutes"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"justify":{
"to be an acceptable reason for":{
"examples":[
"you seem to think that losing a basketball game justifies a temper tantrum"
],
"synonyms":[
"excuse"
],
"near synonyms":[
"account (for)",
"alibi",
"explain",
"explain away",
"rationalize",
"brush (aside or off)",
"condone",
"disregard",
"forgive",
"gloss (over)",
"gloze (over)",
"ignore",
"pardon",
"pass over",
"remit",
"shrug off",
"wink (at)"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to continue to declare to be true or proper despite opposition or objections":{
"examples":[
"failed to justify the need for a war at this time"
],
"synonyms":[
"defend",
"maintain",
"support",
"uphold"
],
"near synonyms":[
"advocate",
"champion",
"espouse",
"confirm",
"vindicate",
"warrant",
"affirm",
"assert",
"aver",
"avouch",
"avow",
"claim",
"contend",
"insist",
"plead",
"proclaim",
"profess",
"protest",
"state",
"argue",
"debate",
"discuss",
"emphasize",
"stress",
"underline",
"underscore"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abandon",
"abjure",
"forsake",
"recant",
"retract",
"take back",
"withdraw",
"reverse",
"switch",
"controvert",
"disprove",
"rebut",
"refute"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"justice":{
"the practice of giving to others what is their due or an instance of this":{
"examples":[
"the victim's family felt that justice had been done in the case"
],
"synonyms":[
"equity",
"fair shake",
"right"
],
"near synonyms":[
"equitability",
"equitableness",
"evenhandedness",
"fair-mindedness",
"fairness",
"impartiality",
"goodness",
"righteousness",
"virtue",
"honor",
"integrity",
"uprightness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bias",
"one-sidedness",
"partiality",
"prejudice",
"unfairness",
"unjustness",
"wrongfulness",
"corruption",
"impropriety",
"crime",
"offense",
"offence",
"wrongdoing",
"disservice",
"harm"
],
"antonyms":[
"inequity",
"injustice",
"raw deal",
"wrong"
]
},
"a public official having authority to decide questions of law":{
"examples":[
"a justice of the U.S. Supreme Court"
],
"synonyms":[
"adjudicator",
"beak",
"bench",
"court",
"judge",
"jurist",
"magistrate"
],
"near synonyms":[
"chief justice",
"circuit judge",
"justice of the peace",
"squire",
"auditor",
"master",
"jurisconsult",
"jurisprudent"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"lack of favoritism toward one side or another":{
"examples":[
"with scrupulous justice , the marriage counselor noted that both parties had much to atone for"
],
"synonyms":[
"detachment",
"disinterest",
"disinterestedness",
"equity",
"evenhandedness",
"fair-mindedness",
"fairness",
"impartiality",
"neutralism",
"neutrality",
"nonpartisanship",
"objectiveness",
"objectivity"
],
"near synonyms":[
"apathy",
"indifference",
"unconcern",
"broad-mindedness",
"open-mindedness",
"tolerance",
"fence-sitting",
"straddling"
],
"near antonyms":[
"chauvinism",
"nepotism",
"subjectiveness",
"subjectivity",
"bent",
"inclination",
"leaning",
"penchant",
"predilection",
"predisposition",
"proclivity",
"propensity",
"tendency",
"preconception",
"prejudgment"
],
"antonyms":[
"bias",
"favor",
"favoritism",
"nonobjectivity",
"one-sidedness",
"partiality",
"partisanship",
"prejudice"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"just the same":{
"in spite of that":{
"examples":[
"She wasn't really fond of dogs. All the same , she let her roommate get one."
],
"synonyms":[
"even so",
"howbeit",
"however",
"nevertheless",
"nonetheless",
"notwithstanding",
"still",
"still and all",
"though",
"withal",
"yet"
],
"near synonyms":[
"after all",
"anyhow",
"regardless",
"per contra"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"justifiability":{
"as in pertinence , applicability":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"applicability",
"bearing",
"connection",
"materiality",
"pertinence",
"relevance",
"relevancy",
"validity",
"agreeableness",
"compatibility",
"congruity",
"harmoniousness",
"acceptability",
"adequacy",
"adequateness",
"convenience",
"expedience",
"expediency",
"satisfactoriness",
"serviceableness",
"usefulness",
"appositeness",
"appropriateness",
"aptness",
"felicitousness",
"felicity",
"fitness",
"fittingness",
"happiness",
"properness",
"propriety",
"rightness",
"seemliness",
"suitability",
"suitableness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"improperness",
"impropriety",
"inappositeness",
"inappropriateness",
"inaptness",
"infelicity",
"unfitness",
"unseemliness",
"unsuitability",
"wrongness",
"disagreeableness",
"incompatibility",
"incongruence",
"incongruity",
"incongruousness",
"inexpedience",
"inexpediency",
"inharmoniousness",
"unbecomingness",
"immateriality",
"inapplicability",
"irrelevance",
"irrelevancy",
"meaninglessness",
"pointlessness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"justified":{
"based on sound reasoning or information":{
"examples":[
"in a well- justified ruling the court voted unanimously to overturn the law"
],
"synonyms":[
"commonsense",
"commonsensible",
"commonsensical",
"firm",
"good",
"hard",
"informed",
"just",
"levelheaded",
"logical",
"rational",
"reasonable",
"reasoned",
"sensible",
"sober",
"solid",
"valid",
"well-founded"
],
"near synonyms":[
"actual",
"real",
"true",
"certain",
"sure",
"certified",
"validated",
"verified",
"confirmed",
"corroborated",
"substantiated",
"cogent",
"convincing",
"colorable",
"credible",
"plausible"
],
"near antonyms":[
"unsubstantiated",
"unsupported",
"unwarranted",
"flimsy",
"implausible",
"unconvincing",
"weak",
"fallacious",
"false",
"misguided",
"misled"
],
"antonyms":[
"groundless",
"illogical",
"invalid",
"irrational",
"nonrational",
"nonsensical",
"nonvalid",
"unfounded",
"uninformed",
"unjustified",
"unreasonable",
"unreasoned",
"unsound"
]
},
"being what is called for by accepted standards of right and wrong":{
"examples":[
"the use of force to capture the armed fugitive was fully justified"
],
"synonyms":[
"competent",
"condign",
"deserved",
"due",
"fair",
"just",
"merited",
"right",
"rightful",
"warranted"
],
"near synonyms":[
"applicable",
"appropriate",
"apt",
"fit",
"fitting",
"meet",
"proper",
"requisite",
"suitable",
"lawful",
"legal",
"legitimate",
"accurate",
"correct",
"true",
"rhadamanthine",
"strict",
"stringent",
"uncompromising",
"equitable",
"impartial",
"square"
],
"near antonyms":[
"incoherent",
"incorrect",
"irrelative",
"irrelevant",
"improper",
"inapplicable",
"inapposite",
"inappropriate",
"inapt",
"indefensible",
"unjustifiable",
"unreasonable",
"unsuitable",
"biased",
"inequitable",
"partial",
"unequal",
"arbitrary",
"despotic",
"illegitimate",
"unlawful"
],
"antonyms":[
"undeserved",
"undue",
"unfair",
"unjust",
"unjustified",
"unmerited",
"unwarranted"
]
},
"to be an acceptable reason for":{
"examples":[
"you seem to think that losing a basketball game justifies a temper tantrum"
],
"synonyms":[
"excused"
],
"near synonyms":[
"accounted (for)",
"alibied",
"explained",
"explained away",
"rationalized",
"brushed (aside or off)",
"condoned",
"disregarded",
"forgave",
"glossed (over)",
"glozed (over)",
"ignored",
"pardoned",
"passed over",
"remitted",
"shrugged off",
"winked (at)"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to continue to declare to be true or proper despite opposition or objections":{
"examples":[
"failed to justify the need for a war at this time"
],
"synonyms":[
"defended",
"maintained",
"supported",
"upheld"
],
"near synonyms":[
"advocated",
"championed",
"espoused",
"confirmed",
"vindicated",
"warranted",
"affirmed",
"asserted",
"averred",
"avouched",
"avowed",
"claimed",
"contended",
"insisted",
"pleaded",
"pled",
"plead",
"proclaimed",
"professed",
"protested",
"stated",
"argued",
"debated",
"discussed",
"emphasized",
"stressed",
"underlined",
"underscored"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abandoned",
"abjured",
"forsook",
"recanted",
"retracted",
"took back",
"withdrew",
"reversed",
"switched",
"controverted",
"disproved",
"rebutted",
"refuted"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
}
}