just
adjective
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
used especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fitting
a just and lasting peace
Related & opposite
- fair also see
- honourable also see
- right also see
- righteous also see
- unjust antonym
- justice derivation
- conscionable similar to
- meet similar to
- vindicatory similar to
- rightfula similar to
Sense 2 adverb
and nothing more
I was merely asking
Related & opposite
- barea derived from
Sense 3 adjective
fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience
equitable treatment of all citizens
Related & opposite
- fair also see
- just also see
- impartial also see
- inequitable antonym
- justice derivation
- honest similar to
- evenhanded similar to
Sense 4 adverb
indicating exactness or preciseness
he was doing precisely (or exactly) what she had told him to do
Related & opposite
Sense 5 adjective
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
a fair referee
Related & opposite
- just also see
- impartial also see
- sensible also see
- unfair antonym
- fairness attribute
- fairness derivation
- justice derivation
- antimonopoly similar to
- sporty similar to
- fair-minded similar to
- fair-and-square similar to
Sense 6 adverb
only a moment ago
he has just arrived
Sense 7 adjective
of moral excellence
a genuinely good person
Related & opposite
Sense 8 adverb
absolutely
I just can't take it anymore
Related & opposite
- intensifier domain usage
Sense 9 adverb
only a very short time before
they could barely hear the speaker
Sense 10 adverb
exactly at this moment or the moment described
we've just finished painting the walls, so don't touch them
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | fair |
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | honourable |
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | right |
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | righteous |
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | unjust |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | justice |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | conscionable |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | meet |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | vindicatory |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | rightfula |
| 2 | derived from | Related & opposite | barea |
| 3 | also see | Related & opposite | fair |
| 3 | also see | Related & opposite | just |
| 3 | also see | Related & opposite | impartial |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | inequitable |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | justice |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | honest |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | evenhanded |
| 4 | derived from | Related & opposite | exact |
| 4 | derived from | Related & opposite | precise |
| 5 | also see | Related & opposite | just |
| 5 | also see | Related & opposite | impartial |
| 5 | also see | Related & opposite | sensible |
| 5 | antonym | Related & opposite | unfair |
| 5 | attribute | Related & opposite | fairness |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | fairness |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | justice |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | antimonopoly |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | sporty |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | fair-minded |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | fair-and-square |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | justness |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | rectitude |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | good |
| 7 | similar to | Related & opposite | righteous |
| 8 | domain usage | Related & opposite | intensifier |