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just

659 1.0
Maybe with only a small chance
  • adverb
  • /dʒʌst/
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  • I think it just takes getting used to, that's all.
  • just might get

Well, you sound that sounds like you might just be high and feeling paranoid.

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Examples

  • Yeah, well my only problem is I'm just hoping that we're not too late.

  • Well, maybe it could just be for looks.

  • You know, it's not just what happens on the field.

  • It's OK to ask questions, just try to do it in a polite way.

  • So, let's just assume for the moment that I believe you.

  • I don't know, it's just a thought.

  • In fact, insisting on keeping people in space might just cripple the space program.

    Academic text (1992)
  • " If a system is not intuitive, people just won't use it."

    Academic text (2004)
  • Plus, the Soviet leadership might just have been more receptive to noncommercial music overall.

    Academic text (2015)
  • I might just take a different route if traffic is heavy.

Synonyms

maybe
vsjust
1.0

It might happen or be true

indicates a small chance rather than broad general possibility
perhaps
vsjust
1.0

To say something might be true

indicates a slight chance rather than general uncertainty
possibly
vsjust
1.0

May happen or be true and sometimes makes a request more polite

indicates a slight chance rather than broad possibility or impossibility

Antonyms

1.0

Showing that something is true or will happen without any doubt

1.0

To say that something is true without any doubt

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 Likely

certainly
1.0
probably
1.0
just
659 1.0
possibly
1.0
maybe
1.0
unlikely
487 1.9

Surface Forms

just positive

Etymology

This use of just grew from the idea of 'only' or 'exact' and came to suggest a small chance, as in 'it might just happen' meaning 'it might possibly happen'. A helpful way to remember is to think of just here as 'only perhaps'.