justify
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
show to be reasonable or provide adequate ground for
The emergency does not warrant all of us buying guns
Types & categories
- reassert hypernym
Related & opposite
- justification derivation
- justification derivation
- justification derivation
- justificative derivation
- justifiable derivation
Sense 2 verb
show to be right by providing justification or proof
vindicate a claim
Types & categories
- uphold hypernym
- excuse hyponym
- legitimate hyponym
Related & opposite
- justification derivation
- justification derivation
- vindication derivation
- apologist derivation
- justificative derivation
- justificative derivation
Sense 3 verb
defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- justification derivation
- rationalization derivation
- justification derivation
- apology derivation
- justification derivation
- apologia derivation
- exculpation derivation
- apologist derivation
- apologetic derivation
- justificative derivation
- justifiable derivation
Sense 4 verb
let off the hook
I absolve you from this responsibility
Types & categories
- forgive hypernym
- let off hyponym
- wash one's hands hyponym
Related & opposite
- fault antonym
- justification derivation
- absolvitory derivation
Sense 5 verb
adjust the spaces between words
justify the margins
Types & categories
- adjust hypernym
Related & opposite
- printing domain topic
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | justification |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | justification |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | justification |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | justificative |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | justifiable |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | reassert |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | justification |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | justification |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | vindication |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | apologist |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | justificative |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | justificative |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | uphold |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | excuse |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | legitimate |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | justification |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | rationalization |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | justification |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | apology |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | justification |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | apologia |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | exculpation |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | apologist |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | apologetic |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | justificative |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | justifiable |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | defend |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | colour |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | plead |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | palliate |
| 4 | antonym | Related & opposite | fault |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | justification |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | absolvitory |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | forgive |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | let off |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | wash one's hands |
| 5 | domain topic | Related & opposite | printing |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | adjust |