JUSTIFIABILITY Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

justifiability

noun

Definition of justifiability

as in validity

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

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Recent Examples of justifiability The mixing of politics and scientific justifiability goes back even to Trump’s first term. — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for justifiability

Noun

If approved, that would pause the election process while the court rules on the anti-data center ordinance’s validity.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 15 Aug. 2026
Questions also linger about the validity of the scientific evidence cited in the rule, and whether the agency is attempting to regulate medical care, which would be under the states’ jurisdiction.

— Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of validity

Noun

Still, the reason Belmont endures is its plain language and broad applicability.

— Stephanie Haridopolos, Baltimore Sun, 9 July 2026
Set that against Microsoft's research mapping AI applicability across occupations, which scores knowledge and information work highest and physical labor lowest, and an unnerving pattern surfaces.

— Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026

Definition of applicability

Noun

The people who lose relevance will be those whose role depends on preserving friction, controlling access to information, or managing processes no one would design from scratch today.

— Stephen Messer, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026
Also, arthouse movies and directors breaking out around the world most often share the interest of a younger audience, making films of contemporary relevance, political and social point and authenticity.

— John Hopewell, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of relevance

Noun

His latest work, The Urgency of Indigenous Values—available via JSTOR’s Path to Open program—not only examines the origins, wisdom, and pertinence of Haudenosaunee beliefs, but also confronts the inherent limitations of such examination.

— Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 22 Apr. 2026
Shackleton has some pertinence for fans of Apple TV’s sci-fi alternate-history series For All Mankind, in which prospectors from the United States and the Soviet Union compete for water resources inside the crater.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 16 Apr. 2026

Definition of pertinence

Noun

The political reporter, who has worked in news settings since high school, says he’s seen the industry evolve and struggle to preserve relevancy in some ways.

— Janey Wetzel, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
Some teams have also recently given opportunities for their top prospects to shine, vaulting them into fantasy relevancy.

— Mike Barner, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of relevancy

Noun

Some consensus-seeking is genuinely wise; some habits are load-bearing.

— Nell Derick Debevoise Dewey, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Spacecraft find their bearings The experiment used Starling’s star-tracker cameras, which normally help determine a spacecraft’s orientation by observing bright objects in space.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Aug. 2026