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

And because of the scheduling changes cited above, the number of games no longer justifies the cost. — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026

That is the premium lane with fewer tokens, priced for the work that justifies them. — Mark Minevich, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026

The media rights contracts for the Big Ten and the SEC nearly double that of the ACC and Big 12, and that gap justifies the fear that the highest level of college sports will become TheBIGSEC10 Invitational. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Aug. 2026

Trust drives value, value justifies investment and investment flows toward the function that protects it. — Paul M. Wilson, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Usually a hypothesis justifies the data collected, rather than the reverse. — Jennifer D. Oliva, The Conversation, 17 Aug. 2026

Deramas also justifies all the cinematic allusions on the story level, establishing the characters as devoted cinephiles who are particularly acquainted with Philippine cinema. — Lé Baltar, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2026

If developmental science justifies treating adolescent offenders differently from adults, then that same science should also inform how Connecticut recognizes, protects, and supports adolescent victims. — Keith Wortz, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026

The watch justifies its premium and improves upon its two-year-old predecessor with three-day battery life and a blindingly bright screen. — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 10 Aug. 2026