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just

[juhst] / dʒʌst /
ADJECTIVE
fair, impartial
Synonyms
STRONG
equitable
WEAK
aloof blameless condign conscientious decent dependable dispassionate due equal ethical evenhanded fair-minded good honest honorable lawful nondiscriminatory nonpartisan objective pure reliable right righteous rightful rigid scrupulous strict tried true trustworthy unbiased uncolored upright virtuous
Antonyms
WEAK
imprecise inaccurate inappropriate inequitable partial unfair unfitting unjust unjustified unsuitable unsuited wrong
ADJECTIVE
accurate, precise
Synonyms
WEAK
cogent correct exact faithful good justified normal proper regular right sound strict true undistorted veracious veridical well-founded well-grounded
Antonyms
WEAK
imprecise inaccurate inappropriate inequitable partial unfair unfitting unjust unjustified unsuitable unsuited wrong
ADJECTIVE
suitable, appropriate
Synonyms
WEAK
apt befitting condign deserved due felicitous fit fitting happy justified legitimate meet merited proper reasonable requisite right rightful well-deserved
Antonyms
WEAK
imprecise inaccurate inappropriate inequitable partial unfair unfitting unjust unjustified unsuitable unsuited wrong
ADVERB
definitely
Synonyms
STRONG
exactly precisely
WEAK
absolutely accurately completely directly entirely expressly perfectly right sharp smack-dab square squarely unmistakably
Antonyms
WEAK
indefinitely
ADVERB
only now
Synonyms
STRONG
barely hardly scarce scarcely
WEAK
a moment ago almost approximately at this moment by very little just a while ago just now lately nearly now presently recently right now
Antonyms
WEAK
indefinitely
ADVERB
merely
Synonyms
STRONG
but only simply
WEAK
at most no more than nothing but plainly solely
Antonyms
WEAK
indefinitely

Example Sentences

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Hampshire, just last week, posted on social media about an event for the next class of admitted students.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, in the 2018-19 school year, there were just under 25,000 homeschoolers.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

"We just saw so many amazing things," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

When it touched that band on Monday, that completed a successful MVB buy signal, which originally took place on April 1 just below the 6,600 level on SPX.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

Janet didn’t give her a chance to miss the wedding—she just eloped.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

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