just

The word “just” has 1 syllable: just

It's pronounced as /dʒʌst/


What is synonym and antonym for just?

In the thesaurus, “just” has 251 synonyms and 177 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for just along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for just

  • a moment ago
  • absolutely
  • accurate
  • accurately
  • actual
  • alike
  • all right
  • almost
  • alone
  • aloof
  • angelic
  • angelical
  • applicable
  • appropriate
  • approximately
  • apt
  • at most
  • at this moment
  • balanced
  • barely
  • basically
  • befitting
  • blameless
  • but
  • by and large
  • by very little
  • candid
  • certain
  • certified
  • chiefly
  • chivalrous
  • classy
  • clean
  • closely
  • cogent
  • colorable
  • commendable
  • commonsense
  • commonsensible
  • commonsensical
  • competent
  • completely
  • condign
  • confirmed
  • conscientious
  • conscionable
  • convincing
  • correct
  • corroborated
  • credible
  • creditable
  • decent
  • decorous
  • dependable
  • deserved
  • directly
  • disinterested
  • dispassionate
  • due
  • dutiful
  • entirely
  • equal
  • equitable
  • esteemed
  • ethical
  • even
  • evenhanded
  • exact
  • exactly
  • exclusively
  • exemplary
  • expressly
  • fair
  • fair-minded
  • faithful
  • faultlessly
  • felicitous
  • firm
  • fit
  • fitting
  • forthright
  • frank
  • freshly
  • full
  • generally
  • good
  • goody-goody
  • guiltless
  • happy
  • hard
  • hardly
  • high-minded
  • honest
  • honorable
  • identically
  • immaculate
  • impartial
  • incorrupt
  • incorrupted
  • incorruptible
  • indifferent
  • informed
  • innocent
  • inoffensive
  • irreproachable
  • just a while ago
  • just now
  • justified
  • largely
  • late
  • lately
  • latterly
  • law-abiding
  • lawful
  • legal
  • legitimate
  • levelheaded
  • likewise
  • lily-white
  • logical
  • mainly
  • marginally
  • meet
  • menschy
  • merely
  • merited
  • minimally
  • minutely
  • moral
  • moralistic
  • more or less
  • mostly
  • narrowly
  • nearly
  • new
  • newly
  • nice
  • no more than
  • noble
  • nondiscriminatory
  • nonpartisan
  • normal
  • nothing but
  • now
  • objective
  • observant
  • of late
  • on the button
  • on the nose
  • only
  • open
  • overconscientious
  • partly
  • perfectly
  • pharisaical
  • plainly
  • plausible
  • plus or minus
  • polite
  • precisely
  • predominantly
  • presently
  • primarily
  • principally
  • principled
  • proper
  • pure
  • purely
  • rational
  • real
  • reasonable
  • reasoned
  • recently
  • rectitudinous
  • regular
  • reliable
  • reputable
  • requisite
  • respectable
  • respected
  • respectful
  • responsible
  • rhadamanthine
  • right
  • right now
  • right-minded
  • righteous
  • rightful
  • rigid
  • roughly
  • sanctimonious
  • scantly
  • scarce
  • scarcely
  • scrupulous
  • seemly
  • self-righteous
  • sensible
  • sharp
  • similarly
  • simply
  • slightly
  • smack-dab
  • sober
  • solely
  • solid
  • somewhat
  • sound
  • spotless
  • square
  • squarely
  • stand-up
  • straight
  • straightforward
  • strict
  • stringent
  • substantially
  • substantiated
  • suitable
  • sure
  • to a t
  • tried
  • tried-and-true
  • true
  • trustworthy
  • trusty
  • unassailable
  • unbiased
  • uncolored
  • uncompromising
  • uncorrupted
  • undistorted
  • unerring
  • uniformly
  • unimpeachable
  • unmistakably
  • unobjectionable
  • unprejudiced
  • upright
  • upstanding
  • valid
  • validated
  • veracious
  • veridical
  • verified
  • virtuous
  • warranted
  • well-deserved
  • well-founded
  • well-grounded
  • worthy

Antonyms for just

Meanings of just

  • adjective
    1. Factually right, correct; factual.
    2. Rationally right, correct.
    3. Morally right; upright, righteous, equitable; fair.
    4. Proper, adequate.
  • adverb
    1. Only, simply, merely.
    2. (sentence adverb) Used to reduce the force of an imperative; simply.
    3. Used to convey a less serious or formal tone.
    4. Used to show humility.
    5. (degree) absolutely, positively.
    6. Moments ago, recently.
    7. By a narrow margin; closely; nearly.
    8. Exactly, precisely, perfectly.
  • interjection
    1. Expressing dismay or discontent.
  • noun
    1. A joust, tournament.
  • verb
    1. To joust, fight a tournament.

Example Sentences

  • She arrived just in time for the meeting.
  • It’s just a simple mistake, nothing serious.
  • He wanted to make just one more phone call before leaving.
  • The rules are just and fair for everyone.
  • I just finished reading the book you recommended.

On this page you'll find 428 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to just, such as: a moment ago, absolutely, abundantly, accurate, accurately, actual, additionally.

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  • abstract
  • aloof
  • aloof person
  • berg
  • calm
  • candid
  • chunk
  • clam
  • cold fish
  • cold turkey
  • cold-blooded
  • cold-fish
  • collected
  • composed
  • cool
  • cool cat
  • crystal
  • cube ice
  • detached
  • diamonds
  • disinterested
  • dry ice
  • fair
  • floe
  • glacial mass
  • glacier
  • glaze
  • hail
  • hailstone
  • ice cube
  • ice field
  • ice floe
  • icecap
  • icicle
  • impersonal
  • imperturbable
  • indifferent
  • judicial
  • just
  • laid back
  • moderate
  • neutral
  • nondiscriminatory
  • nonpartisan
  • objective
  • permafrost
  • poker-faced
  • prig
  • quiet
  • serene
  • sleet
  • snob
  • snoot
  • snot
  • snow slide
  • sober
  • stick
  • stuffed shirt
  • temperate
  • tough
  • unbiased
  • unemotional
  • unexcitable
  • unexcited
  • unfeeling person
  • unflappable
  • uninvolved
  • unmoved
  • unprejudiced
  • unruffled
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  • absolute
  • accurate
  • authentic
  • careful
  • certain
  • clear-cut
  • close
  • concrete
  • confirmed
  • correct
  • corroborated
  • dead
  • dead-on
  • decisive
  • definable
  • defined
  • definite
  • deft
  • detailed
  • determined
  • discriminating
  • discriminative
  • distinct
  • errorless
  • established
  • exact
  • explicit
  • factual
  • faithful
  • genuine
  • incontestable
  • incontrovertible
  • indisputable
  • indubitable
  • irrefutable
  • judicious
  • just
  • literal
  • matter-of-fact
  • methodical
  • meticulous
  • on the button
  • on the money
  • on the nose
  • particular
  • positive
  • precise
  • proper
  • punctilious
  • punctual
  • regular
  • right
  • rigid
  • rigorous
  • scientific
  • scrupulous
  • severe
  • sharp
  • skillful
  • solid
  • sound
  • specific
  • strict
  • substantiated
  • supported
  • sure
  • systematic
  • true
  • truthful
  • undeniable
  • unerring
  • unmistakable
  • unqualified
  • unquestionable
  • valid
  • validated
  • veracious

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