Meanings
adjectivejustified (comparative more justified, superlative most justified)
comparative more justified · superlative most justified
- Having a justification.
The act was fully justified.
- mediaOf text, arranged on a page or a computer screen such that the left and right ends of all lines within paragraphs are aligned, with the space between words adjusted as necessary. Also called fully justified to contrast with left-justified and right-justified.
verb
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of justify
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
adjectivehaving words so spaced that lines have straight even margins
Similar
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Arabic مُبَرَّر
- مُبَرَّر (mubarrar)having a justification
Bulgarian опра́вдан
- опра́вдан (oprávdan)having a justification
Catalan justificat
- justificathaving a justification
Chinese Mandarin 正當的 /正当的, 兩端對齊的 /两端对齐的
- 正當的 /正当的 (zhèngdàng de)having a justification
- 兩端對齊的 /两端对齐的having lines arranged on a page or computer screen
Danish berettiget
- berettigethaving a justification
Dutch gerechtvaardigd
- gerechtvaardigdhaving a justification
Finnish perusteltu, aiheellinen
- perusteltuhaving a justification
- aiheellinenhaving a justification
- tasattuhaving lines arranged on a page or computer screen
French justifié, motivé
- justifiéhaving a justification
- motivéhaving a justification
- justifiéhaving lines arranged on a page or computer screen
German gerechtfertigt
- gerechtfertigthaving a justification
Greek δικαιολογημένος
- δικαιολογημένος (dikaiologiménos)having a justification
Hungarian sorkizárt, tömbös
- sorkizárthaving lines arranged on a page or computer screen
- tömböshaving lines arranged on a page or computer screen
Icelandic réttnefndur
- réttnefndurhaving a justification
Italian giustificato
- giustificatohaving a justification
Japanese 揃え
- 揃え (soroe)having lines arranged on a page or computer screen
Latin iūstus
- iūstushaving a justification
Polish uprawniony
- uprawnionyhaving a justification
Russian опра́вданный
- опра́вданный (oprávdannyj)having a justification
Spanish justificado
- justificadohaving a justification
Swedish rättfärdigad
- rättfärdigadhaving a justification
Ukrainian ви́правданий
- ви́правданий (výpravdanyj)having a justification
Urdu جائز
- جائز (jā'iz)having a justification
Cite this entry
APA
justified. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/justified
MLA
“justified.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/justified. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “justified,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/justified.
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