ADMITS (OF) Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

admits (of)

verb

present tense third-person singular of admit (of)

as in permits (of)

to make possible especially to the exclusion of other possibilities your question does not admit of a simple "yes" or "no" answer

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justifies

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Before enrolling, though, be sure to confirm that the potential discount justifies its cost.

— Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
This script justifies that lame happy ending with a clever idea about the radiation sickness that results from suffering a blast of the creature’s atomic breath.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026

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