just

1. adjective

1)

a just and democratic society

Syn:

fair, fair-minded, equitable, evenhanded, impartial, unbiased, objective, neutral, disinterested, unprejudiced, open-minded, nonpartisan; honorable, upright, decent, honest, righteous, moral, virtuous, principled

Ant:

unfair

2)

a just reward

Syn:

deserved, well deserved, well earned, earned, merited; rightful, due, fitting, appropriate, suitable; formal condign; archaic meet

Ant:

undeserved

3)

just criticism

Syn:

valid, sound, well-founded, justified, justifiable, warranted, legitimate

Ant:

unfair, wrongful

2. adverb

1)

I just saw him

Syn:

a moment ago, a second ago, a short time ago, very recently, not long ago

2)

she's just right for him

Syn:

exactly, precisely, absolutely, completely, totally, entirely, perfectly, utterly, wholly, thoroughly, in all respects; informal to a T, dead

3)

we just made it

Syn:

narrowly, only just, by a hair's breadth; barely, scarcely, hardly; informal by the skin of one's teeth, by a whisker

4)

she's just a child

Syn:

only, merely, simply, but, nothing but, no more than

5)

the color's just fantastic

Syn:

really, absolutely, completely, positively, entirely, totally, quite; indeed, truly

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