justifiable
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5.1
- adjective
- /ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪəbl/
:
justificable
- Well, if it would be justifiable in the context you just described, then by the same logic, it would be justifiable here.
- morally justifiable
- a justifiable reason
- fully justifiable
It's a very satisfyingly primal and justifiable thing that they're asking me to do.
- It's a very satisfyingly primal and justifiable thing that they're asking me to do.
- And so financially, it may not be justifiable to do this transaction for a Tesla.
- Number one, self defence is always justifiable, right?
- So that's that I think is a very, it's very courageous and very justifiable stance to take.
- And then to what extent was the Israeli response to that initial attack justifiable?
- But until that comes along, skepticism demands of me that I refuse to say that this is a justifiable thing to think or to believe.
- As my friend Juno Diaz says, and I quote it's our best weapon against despair, even when despair seems justifiable, as in these times.
- And again, the other side gives them so much ammunition to believe this that they think anything is justifiable.
- Now this goes much, much further than the more easily justifiable claims for regions with large Italian speaking populations in Austria Hungary.
- We're just assuming that whatever this is has a viable reason, has a justifiable reason to make me feel a certain way when it doesn't, when it really doesn't.
- So things like going to film markets, that's a reasonable justifiable distribution expense.
- It makes me feel as if this it is justifiable based on what she said.
Examples
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Operation Protective Edge was perceived by Israelis as both necessary and justifiable.
Academic text (2015) -
Entirely justifiable in my view.
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Tell me your understanding of the legal concept... ...of justifiable force?
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Also, men considered it more justifiable to run a red traffic light than women did.
Academic text (1994) -
It's got to be a justifiable, reasonable doubt.
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Still, in the abstract, many different practices may qualify as fully justifiable relative to any given society.
Academic text (1990) -
If you're worried about your kids, I get it, and that's a justifiable worry, but you have to learn how to let go and trust.
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Small-scale diversified economic activities are surely justifiable in social terms as well.
Academic text (1999) -
Such consequences furnish justifiable grounds for active U.S. involvement in promoting peace.
Academic text (1993) -
The manager provided a justifiable explanation for the changes in the project schedule.
Synonyms
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1.0
Morally good or fair to do
602
4.2
Allowed by law or fair rules
595
2.7
Fair and sensible in thinking and behavior
9
1.1
Fair and morally right
6
3.6
Someone can forgive it because of the situation, for example an honest mistake
4
4.1
Having a good reason for an action or feeling
2
4.9
Able to be defended with good reasons
1
9.5
In line with what a person thinks is right and fair
Supported by law or by good reason
How Justifiable
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5.1
5
6.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Justifiable comes from the root just meaning 'right' and the ending -able meaning 'able to', the same root we see in justice and justify. So, if something is justifiable you can 'show' it is 'right', 'fair', or 'reasonable'.