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just

just

1.0
Used to show a strong feeling or quality
  • adverb
  • /dʒʌst/
translation icon : simplemente
  • So that's the kind of kid she is; she just loves helping people.
  • just awesome
  • just love
  • I just know

People say stuff and you just calmly don't respond.

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Examples

  • So a lot of that is just being human.

  • I had to have a prescription, and I really just couldn't swing it.

    Academic text (2017)
  • My God, this is just such great news.

  • And I love that it just is so soft.

  • You could come in and just... just take a seat.

  • There are some people who are just extremely proud of what they do.

    Academic text (2015)
  • You've already made a bond with your teachers and it just feels really good.

    Academic text (2015)
  • She was just overwhelmed with joy when she received the award.

  • The service was just amazing; I couldn't have asked for better treatment.

  • He felt just as happy as he did on his wedding day.

Synonyms

quite
vsjust
1.0

To the fullest degree

stresses intensity or totality rather than exact measured degree
perfectly
vsjust
775 1.0

Completely, to show that something is true

emphasizes intensity or totality rather than absolute unqualified completeness
simply
vsjust
341 1.0

You say this when something is completely true

covers broader intensity of quality action or feeling rather than truth
plainly
vsjust
2 1.8

In a simple way without decoration

focuses on emphasizing intensity or totality rather than manner of presentation

Antonyms

1.0

Happens only by a very small amount

331 1.0

In no way

Idioms

317 1.0

In the same way as another action

278 1.0

A very short time ago

256 3.3

To be ready for something that might happen

198 1.0

Ask someone to wait for a very short time

just like that
  • Informal
183 4.2

Happens suddenly without warning or effort

167 3.5

At the last moment before it is too late

145 1.0

One action happens at the same time as another

just me
  • Informal
103 6.7

Shows only my opinion, not what other people think

After a very short time

52 1.7

At the exact moment something happens

Almost anything you can think of, with only a few exceptions

39 4.4

To do something in a careful, exact way to get the right result

just joking
  • Informal
13 3.7

Said to show something is funny and not serious

7 4.1

An activity for fun that should not be taken personally

just peachy
  • Informal
5 8.8

To say that something is very good or pleasant, often in a sarcastic way to mean the opposite

Exactly what you need in a particular situation

just a pawn
  • Offensive
4 7.7

A person others use to achieve their goals without real power

At the last moment before time runs out

1 7.6

A person who is attractive but thought to have little intelligence or real skill

8.1

To say that someone feels like most other people

A feeling that is hidden but easy to notice

just ceebs
  • Slang
9.9

Feeling too lazy to do something

A foreign tourist, often an American, seen as ordinary or boring

9.8

Say that you feel or want something like most other women

Other people also feel the same way

Compounds

just-in-time
  • Specialized
4 5.0

A system that makes or gets parts exactly when needed to avoid keeping stock

1 7.7

A punishment or reward a person should get

sleep of the just
  • Literature
1 8.4

A deep peaceful rest after living a good life

A made-up reason that pretends to be true to explain why something happens

just a joey
  • Australian
9.9

A person who is new and not experienced in a group or job

9.3

A person seen as not important who follows orders

just sus
  • Slang
9.9

Seeming suspicious without a clear reason

7.9

The smallest change in a sound, weight, or temperature that a person can notice half the time

How Strong

absolutely
1.0
just
1.0
really
1.0
fairly
895 1.0
slightly
885 1.0

Surface Forms

just positive

Etymology

Just started from the sense 'exact' (Latin iustus) and later was used to add force, like 'simply' or 'absolutely'. So saying 'This is just perfect' uses just to show strong approval or totality.