justified

/ˈd͡ʒʌstɪfaɪd/

adj 2

Collocations

(adj.)

VERBS

be, feel, prove, seem

ADV

amply

Her decision to leave the company early was amply justified by the toxic workplace environment.

completely, entirely, fully, perfectly, quite, totally | hardly | partially, partly | clearly

easily, readily

His anger was readily justified after discovering that someone had stolen his bicycle.

economically, financially, legally, morally, rationally, scientifically, theoretically

The company's decision to close the factory was not economically justified given their rising profits.

PREP

He was justified in leaving the company after they refused to pay him for three months of work.

Definitions

adj

Having a justification.

The act was fully justified.

Of text, arranged on a page or a computer screen such that the left and right ends of all lines within paragraphs are aligned, with the space between words adjusted as necessary. Also called fully justified to contrast with left-justified a

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Example Bank

The act was fully justified.

Wiktionary

You are quite justified in answering him back.

Tatoeba · #17756

The boy more than justified the favourable opinion they had formed of him.

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For what you have written, your reaction is not justified in any manner, and I imagine it can make your life impossible.

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Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime.

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This is justified.

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