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justifying

verb , present participle of justify

Synonyms and Antonyms of justifying

1 to be an acceptable reason for

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

Synonyms of justifying

Words Related to justifying

accounting (for), alibiing, explaining, explaining away, rationalizing

brushing (aside or off), condoning, disregarding, forgiving, glossing (over), glozing (over), ignoring, pardoning, passing over, remitting, shrugging off, winking (at)

2 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 of justifying

defending, maintaining, supporting, upholding

Words Related to justifying

advocating, championing, espousing

confirming, vindicating, warranting

affirming, asserting, averring, avouching, avowing, claiming, contending, insisting, pleading, proclaiming, professing, protesting, stating

arguing, debating, discussing

emphasizing, stressing, underlining, underscoring

Phrases Synonymous with justifying

standing up for, sticking up for

Near Antonyms of justifying

abandoning, abjuring, forsaking, recanting, retracting, taking back, withdrawing

reversing, switching

controverting, disproving, rebutting, refuting

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