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just
Synonyms and Antonyms of just
- A just punishment should fit the crime.
- There are just reasons for the state's ban of the private use of fireworks.
- a just society
correct, decorous, proper, seemly
high-minded, noble, principled
commendable, creditable, exemplary, legitimate
esteemed, law-abiding, reputable, respected, upstanding, worthy
blameless, clean, guiltless, immaculate, incorrupt (also incorrupted), incorruptible, innocent, inoffensive, irreproachable, unobjectionable
angelic (or angelical), lily-white, pure, scrupulous, spotless, uncorrupted, unerring
goody-goody, moralistic, pharisaical, rectitudinous, sanctimonious, self-righteous
bad, black, dishonest, dishonorable, evil, evil-minded, immoral, indecent, sinful, unethical, unrighteous, wicked, wrong
- the sort of just conduct that we expect of every soldier
bad, corrupt, criminal, crooked, evil, immoral, iniquitous, knavish, mean, nefarious, rascally, reprehensible, roguish, rotten, scoundrelly, sinful
unscrupulous, vile, villainous, wicked, wretched
blamable, blameworthy, censurable, culpable
debased, debauched, decadent, degenerate, degraded, demoralized, depraved, disgraceful, disreputable, dissipated, dissolute, libertine, perverse, perverted, profligate, reprobate, shameful, venal
- Stopping to help a stranded motorist is simply the just thing to do.
- a just appraisal of the political situation
Synonym Discussion of just
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- a fair decision
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- a just settlement of territorial claims
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- the equitable distribution of the property
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- an impartial third party
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- your unbiased opinion
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- a dispassionate summation of the facts
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- I can't be objective about my own child
just
Synonyms and Antonyms of just
- You can do it just the way they do.
to a T
- I was just over the minimum height requirement for the amusement park ride.
by the skin of one's teeth
- I got this present just for you.
- I just bought this dress.
of late
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