justifies

The word “justifies” has 3 syllables: jus-ti-fies

It's pronounced as /ˈdʒʌs.tɪ.faɪz/

What is synonym and antonym for justifies?

In the thesaurus, “justifies” has 45 synonyms and 13 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for justifies

advocates
affirms
alibis
argues
asserts
avers
avouches
avows
champions
claims
condones
confirms
contends
debates
defends
discusses
disregards
emphasizes
espouses
excuses
explains
explains away
forgives
ignores
insists
maintains
pardons
passes over
pleads
proclaims
professes
protests
rationalizes
remits
shrugs off
stands up for
states
sticks up for
stresses
supports
underlines
underscores
upholds
vindicates
warrants

Antonyms for justifies

abandons
abjures
controverts
disproves
forsakes
rebuts
recants
refutes
retracts
reverses
switches
takes back
withdraws

Meanings of justifies

verb
1. To provide an acceptable explanation for.
2. To be a good, acceptable reason for; warrant.
3. To arrange (text) on a page or a computer screen such that the left and right ends of all lines within paragraphs are aligned.
4. To absolve, and declare to be free of blame or sin.
5. To give reasons for one’s actions; to make an argument to prove that one is in the right.
6. To prove; to ratify; to confirm.
7. To show (a person) to have had a sufficient legal reason for an act that has been made the subject of a charge or accusation.
8. To qualify (oneself) as a surety by taking oath to the ownership of sufficient property.

Example Sentences

She justifies her actions with careful explanations.
The evidence clearly justifies the need for an investigation.
He justifies his absence by citing a family emergency.
This decision justifies the additional expense incurred.
The report justifies the company's investment in new technology.

On this page you'll find 58 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to justifies, such as: abandons, abjures, advocates, affirms, alibis, argues, asserts.

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