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🔄 Synonyms of "Just"

30 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

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virtuousFull of virtue; having excellent moral character.
goodnounOf a person or an animal:
fairnounUnblemished (figuratively or literally); clean and pure; innocent.
scarcely(degree) Hardly: only just; by a small margin.
righteousverbFree from sin or guilt.
cleanverbFree of dirt, filth, or impurities (extraneous matter); not dirty, filthy, or soiled.
equitableFair, just, or impartial.
meetverbTo make contact (with someone) while in proximity.
uprightverbVertical; erect.
merely(focus) Without any other reason etc.; only, just, and nothing more.
onlynounWithout others or anything further; exclusively.
butnounAn instance of using the word "but"; an objection or caveat.
hardly(degree) Barely, only just, almost not.
simply(focus) Merely; solely.
sportingnoun(not comparable) Pertaining to sports
evenhandedFair and having no partiality; unbiased; just.
barely(not comparable, degree) By a small margin.
fair-mindedImpartial and unbiased.
precisely(manner) In a precise manner; exactly.
just now(set phrase) Very close to the present moment; just a moment ago.
retributoryOf or relating to retribution; of the nature of retribution; involving retribution or repayment.
exactly(manner) Without approximation; precisely.
retributiveRelating to retribution; retaliatory.
sportsmanlikeDemonstrating good sportsmanship, behaving in an honorable and appropriate manner.
conscionableIn accordance with conscience; defensible; proper.

↔️ Antonyms of "Just"

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WordDefinition
inequitableunfair, unequal or unjust.
unjustNot fair, just or right.
unfairverbNot fair.

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WordDefinition
exactly(manner) Without approximation; precisely.
precisely(manner) In a precise manner; exactly.
conscionableIn accordance with conscience; defensible; proper.
rightfulBy right; by law.
equitableFair, just, or impartial.
good(informal, sometimes proscribed) Well; satisfactorily or thoroughly.
virtuousFull of virtue; having excellent moral character.
just now(set phrase) Very close to the present moment; just a moment ago.
fittingverbAppropriate; suitable.
meetverbTo make contact (with someone) while in proximity.
but(chiefly literary or poetic) Merely, only, just, no more than
merely(focus) Without any other reason etc.; only, just, and nothing more.
simply(focus) Merely; solely.
fairClearly, openly, frankly, civilly, honestly, favorably, auspiciously, agreeably.
onlyWithout others or anything further; exclusively.
barely(not comparable, degree) By a small margin.
scarcely(degree) Hardly: only just; by a small margin.
evenhandedFair and having no partiality; unbiased; just.
fair-mindedImpartial and unbiased.
hardly(degree) Barely, only just, almost not.

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