justifiably

adverb

Definition of justifiablynext
as in validly

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Recent Examples of justifiably 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 The Seasnake, who has lost his wife and his heir to her war, is justifiably livid. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for justifiably
  1. validly
  2. fairly
  3. pleasantly
  4. sensibly
  5. reasonably
  6. prudently
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
  • Stoke and Relativity are fairly close to one another in their development timelines.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Similar majorities of Democrats (70%) and Republicans (67%) are confident that midterms will be conducted fairly and accurately.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of fairly
Adverb
  • The result is bright, fruity, and pleasantly tart with enough character to stand up to bold ingredients.
    — Emily Saladino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Monday morning will still be pleasantly cool and comfortable, with lows in the upper 50s to lower 60s.
    — Newsroom Meteorologist, Houston Chronicle, 17 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
  • That model assumes a reasonably stable relationship between labor input and useful output, but AI weakens that relationship.
    — Luis Aburto, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • All three show up in binoculars under a reasonably dark sky, while a small telescope starts to resolve them into individual stars.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 16 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
Definition of prudently

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“Justifiably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/justifiably. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.

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