JUSTIFIABLY Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

justifiably

adverb

Definition of justifiably

as in validly

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Recent Examples of justifiably Critics complained, justifiably, that the 2015 deal did not prevent Iran from supporting proxy groups or limit its ballistic missile program. — S. C. M. Paine, Foreign Affairs, 3 Nov. 2026 Audiences may justifiably seethe at how Sutskever’s safety-first mindset gets steamrolled by Altman’s slick accelerationism (as happened in real life). — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026 Patients were justifiably afraid to come to the hospital during that period, and many shifts were strikingly still and quiet. — Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026 As nice as the seasons have been for Christian Scott and Zac Thornton, the expectations for McLean are justifiably higher. — Tim Britton, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 Cal’s power donors (justifiably) wanted out of the Justin Wilcox era because steady mediocrity and 20-13 slugfests were boring everyone to tears. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2026 Now essentially out of power, the public-health community has been justifiably alarmed by what’s happened over the past year. — Craig Spencer, The Atlantic, 25 July 2026 Bojan Andric, for one, is afraid of them, and justifiably so. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026 The prettiest man in football landed a nasty elbow to Ireland’s Dara O’ Shea and was justifiably handed a red card. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for justifiably

Adverb

Some of this is also validly driven by zoonotic and emerging diseases and is intended to keep our pets and us safe.

— Dr. John De Jong, Boston Herald, 26 July 2026
The French Cour d’appel de Versailles determined that a child could claim against assets located in France even though the decedent had validly designated the succession laws of a foreign country that did not recognize forced heirship.

— Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026

Definition of validly

Adverb

Instead, voters exercised their rights on what many voting observers considered to be a fairly normal Election Day.

— Miles Parks, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026
Some of the players wearing the Guardian Cap are fairly high profile, including Saints receiver Chris Olave and Patriots receiver Romeo Doubs.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of fairly

Adverb

The combination of clean air, outdoor life and pleasantly cool weather is hard to beat.

— Fergus Scholes, TheWeek, 3 Nov. 2026
With a subtle and spa-like floral scent and a soothing, lightweight gel consistency, the cream also lends itself to a pleasantly sensorial application experience.

— Jenny Berg, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of pleasantly

Adverb

My favorite picture in the book finds a sensibly blue Subaru station wagon that has somehow turned on its side in the middle of the night.

— Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
Given the limited floorspace, Tiny Tect Tiny Houses has sensibly kept the interior layout quite simple.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of sensibly

Adverb

The screen has ample brightness for sunlit rooms and reasonably vibrant colors.

— Charles Jefferies, PC Magazine, 31 Oct. 2026
Given the stock's current trajectory, the main risk is a broader market sell-off dragging GOOGL below the $250 short strike, but that would be a reasonably attractive entry price.

— Michael Khouw, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of reasonably

Adverb

Jiangxing Intelligence, a physical AI firm, has developed an AI ‘brain’ that monitors environmental conditions around renewable energy infrastructure to ensure electricity is collected and stored prudently.

— Angelica Ang, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026
Under a 2019 law brought by Newsom to protect utilities from bankruptcy, the companies automatically are deemed to have acted prudently if regulators sign off on their wildfire prevention plan.

— Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

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