Meaning
- (verb) To provide an acceptable explanation for. “How can you justify spending so much money on clothes?”
- (verb) To be a good, acceptable reason for; warrant. “Nothing can justify your rude behaviour last night.”
- (verb) To arrange (text) on a page or a computer screen such that the left and right ends of all lines within paragraphs are aligned. “The text will look better justified.”
- (verb) To absolve, and declare to be free of blame or sin.
- (verb) To give reasons for one’s actions; to make an argument to prove that one is in the right. “She felt no need to justify herself for deciding not to invite him.”
- (verb) To prove; to ratify; to confirm.
- (verb) To show (a person) to have had a sufficient legal reason for an act that has been made the subject of a charge or accusation.
- (verb) To qualify (oneself) as a surety by taking oath to the ownership of sufficient property.
Letter breakdown
- Justifies contains 9 letters: 4 vowel(s) and 5 consonant(s).
- It uses 7 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 3.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 19.
Connected words
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Words starting with JUS
- just
- juster
- justest
- justice
- justices
- justifiable
- justifiably
- justification
- justifications
- justified
- justify
- justifying
- justly
- justness
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Reader questions
What does Justifies mean?
To provide an acceptable explanation for.
How many letters are in Justifies?
Justifies has 9 letters.
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