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just
adjective as in fair, impartial
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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
adjective as in accurate, precise
adjective as in suitable, appropriate
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apt, befitting, condign, deserved, due, felicitous, fit, fitting, happy, justified, legitimate, meet, merited, proper, reasonable, requisite, right, rightful, well-deserved
adverb as in definitely
Weak matches
absolutely, accurately, completely, directly, entirely, expressly, perfectly, right, sharp, smack-dab, square, squarely, unmistakably
adverb as in only now
Weak matches
a moment ago, almost, approximately, at this moment, by very little, just a while ago, just now, lately, nearly, now, presently, recently, right now
adverb as in merely
Weak matches
Example Sentences
The Chargers are just the fourth team in the last 40 years to hold each of their first nine opponents to 20 or fewer points, but the secondary has still has struggled at times.
“People just don't go zipping through the station. It’s big and it's peaceful,” he says.
"I would feel the sweat growing on my scalp - I had to swab down my head. You wouldn't want to shake it because it just would fly everywhere."
“On Earth we have lots of different smells, like washing machine laundry or fresh air. But in space there’s just one smell, and we get used to it quickly,” explains Helen Sharman, the first British astronaut, who spent eight days on the Soviet space station Mir in 1991.
“It’s not just about putting up with somebody's bad behaviour, but calling it out. And we always give each other metaphorical pats-on-the back to support each other,” she says.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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