Synonyms of justifies

justifies

verb

present tense third-person singular of justify

1

as in explains

to be an acceptable reason for

you seem to think that losing a basketball game justifies a temper tantrum

Synonyms & Similar Words

• explains
• ignores
• excuses
• rationalizes
• accounts (for)
• condones
• forgives
• disregards
• explains away
• alibis
• brushes (aside or off)
• passes over
• winks (at)
• shrugs off
• glosses (over)
• remits
• pardons
• glozes (over)

2

as in defends

to continue to declare to be true or proper despite opposition or objections

failed to justify the need for a war at this time

Synonyms & Similar Words

• defends
• maintains
• upholds
• supports
• asserts
• affirms
• advocates
• confirms
• proclaims
• discusses
• argues
• stands up for
• emphasizes
• insists
• sticks up for
• contends
• claims
• vindicates
• pleads
• espouses
• states
• champions
• professes
• underscores
• warrants
• avers
• underlines
• protests
• debates
• avows
• stresses
• avouches

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• withdraws
• abandons
• retracts
• forsakes
• reverses
• takes back
• switches
• refutes
• abjures
• disproves
• recants
• rebuts
• controverts

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of justifies

The highest completion rate in the test still belonged to Opus, and the hardest work still justifies frontier pricing. — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

But the evidence does not support the claim that noncitizen voting is occurring at a scale that justifies burdening millions of eligible Americans or overriding state election systems with a sweeping federal mandate. — Reid Ribble, Time, 8 July 2026

Hennessey Special Vehicle’s newest creation only further justifies the shop’s name. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 7 July 2026

But Toy Story 5 more than justifies its existence in the age of tech. — Gerrad Hall, Entertainment Weekly, 6 July 2026

The good news is that the actual print quality largely justifies the inconvenience. — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 27 June 2026

Listing, pricing, shipping and storage all take time, so selling is worth it when the payoff justifies the work. — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 25 June 2026

The teams will also detail specific marine architecture demands and execute an extensive financial evaluation to confirm whether the cost per kilowatt justifies continued development. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 18 June 2026

Lestat justifies his, uh, connection with Gabriella by arguing that vampires transcend petty human concepts like conventional morality. — Alison Herman, Variety, 7 June 2026