“just”

Definitions

• adjective

  used especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fitting

  Synonyms: christian, ok, absolute, absolutely, accurate, accurately, actionable, admissible, all, almighty, almost, alone

  Antonyms: unjust

  • Example:“a just and lasting peace”
  • Example:“a kind and just man”

• adjective

  fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience

  Synonyms: equitable

  • Example:“equitable treatment of all citizens”
  • Example:“an equitable distribution of gifts among the children”

• adjective

  free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

  Synonyms: fair

  • Example:“a fair referee”
  • Example:“fair deal”

• adjective

  of moral excellence

  Synonyms: good, upright

  • Example:“a genuinely good person”
  • Example:“a just cause”

• adverb

  and nothing more

  Synonyms: merely, simply, only, but

  • Example:“I was merely asking.”
  • Example:“It is simply a matter of time.”

• adverb

  indicating exactness or preciseness

  Synonyms: precisely, exactly, properly

  • Example:“He was doing precisely (or exactly) what she had told him to do.”
  • Example:“It was just as he said — the jewel was gone.”