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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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Those are just the lowlights of the myriad issues facing Pochettino’s team.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Balancing ecological and economic interests is not just a “nice idea” – it’s shown to be good business.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

We must all judge for ourselves whether OpenAI really just wants to “accelerate the global conversation” about A.I as they claimed in a post announcing the acquisition.

From Slate • Apr. 7, 2026

Nick Hillman, director at the Higher Education Policy Institute, said while the change would be welcomed by many, it was "just a stopgap" that was "unlikely to assuage the concerns" of many graduates.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

I just felt it, certain that when his eyes went down, they were a bit crinkled, or that his lips tipped up just a tiny bit.

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

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.