to justify

Examples

• All

• However, the amount and quality of the information obtained justified the use of this instrument.

  Academic text (2011)

• OK, so how do we justify this formula?

• That does not justify how bad the whole book was.

• And because they can justify just about anything, they will.

• Some may find it difficult to justify the additional time required to teach the new terms.

  Academic text (2015)

• A president would justify a cover-up if national security was at stake.

  Alene B. Duerk: The First Woman Admiral (2020)

• A strong theoretical argument is presented to justify further examination of this concept in school settings.

  Academic text (2013)

• The normative analysis will consider whether the canon is justified and, if it is, on what grounds.

  Academic text (2017)

• I can't justify that to the board, so there's no point in having this discussion.

  Air (2023)

• First, the Court invoked listeners' rights to justify striking down campaign finance regulations.

  Academic text (2017)

Synonyms

P

to prove

vsto justify

∞ 3.1

To show that something is true by giving facts or reasons

aims to show acceptability or reason rather than strict truth

E

to explain

vsto justify

∞ 1.0

To show why something happened

aims to show rightness or being acceptable rather than only making things clear

A

to account for

vsto justify

308 3.2

To explain why something happened

focuses on showing rightness or acceptability rather than simply giving reasons

W

to warrant

vsto justify

115 5.5

To show good reason for doing something

shows rightness or reasonableness rather than making it necessary

V

to validate

vsto justify

• Formal

87 3.9

To make something officially acceptable by showing proof

focuses on moral or logical rightness rather than official confirmation

M

to make a case

vsto justify

59 3.7

To give reasons to support or oppose an idea

aims to prove something is right or reasonable rather than argue for it

V

to vindicate

vsto justify

54 8.6

To show someone or something was right and not to blame

is used to show rightness generally rather than only after doubt

Antonyms

D

to disprove

66 4.5

To show that an idea or claim is not true

I

to invalidate

• Formal

33 6.1

To make a document or agreement have no legal effect anymore

Idioms

H

hard to justify

3 7.4

Difficult to explain or defend as reasonable

How Convincing

to prove

∞ 3.1

to demonstrate

579 3.0

to justify

720 3.4

to argue

∞ 2.8

to suggest

∞ 2.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology