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justice

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of justice

1 the practice of giving to others what is their due or an instance of this

  • the victim's family felt that justice had been done in the case
Synonyms of justice

equity, fair shake, right
Words Related to justice

equitability, equitableness, evenhandedness, fair-mindedness, fairness, impartiality

goodness, righteousness, virtue

honor, integrity, uprightness
Near Antonyms of justice

bias, one-sidedness, partiality, prejudice

unfairness, unjustness, wrongfulness

corruption, impropriety

crime, offense (or offence), wrongdoing

disservice, harm
Antonyms of justice

inequity, injustice, raw deal, wrong

2 a public official having authority to decide questions of law

  • a justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
Synonyms of justice

adjudicator, beak [chiefly British], bench, court, judge, jurist, magistrate
Words Related to justice

chief justice, circuit judge, justice of the peace, squire

auditor, master

jurisconsult, jurisprudent

3 lack of favoritism toward one side or another

  • with scrupulous justice, the marriage counselor noted that both parties had much to atone for
Synonyms of justice

detachment, disinterest, disinterestedness, equity, evenhandedness, fair-mindedness, fairness, impartiality, neutralism, neutrality, nonpartisanship, objectiveness, objectivity
Words Related to justice

apathy, indifference, unconcern

broad-mindedness, open-mindedness, tolerance

fence-sitting, straddling
Near Antonyms of justice

chauvinism, nepotism

subjectiveness, subjectivity

bent, inclination, leaning, penchant, predilection, predisposition, proclivity, propensity, tendency

preconception, prejudgment
Antonyms of justice

bias, favor, favoritism, nonobjectivity, one-sidedness, partiality, partisanship, prejudice

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