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just

Letters that make just

s, j, t, u are letters that make 'just'

Words within just

US are words within 'just'

Anagrams of just

juts is an anagram of 'just'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of just

justs is a word created by adding a letter to 'just'

just is a 4 letter word starting with j
just is a 4 letter word ending with t

10 possible definitions for 'just'

Just as "fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience"

Under this definition, just is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

equitable has the same meaning as just

Antonyms

unjust, inequitable have the opposite meaning of 'just'

Derivatives of just

justice, justness are derivatives of 'just'.

Similar to just

fair, honest, evenhanded are similar to 'just'.

Just as "of moral excellence"

Under this definition, just is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

upright, good have the same meaning as 'just'

Derivatives of just

justness, rightness, nicety, uprightness, goodness, rectitude, good are derivatives of 'just'.

Similar to just

righteous is similar to just.

Example of just used within this context

"a genuinely good person", "a just cause", "an upright and respectable man"

Just as "and nothing more"

Under this definition, just is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

only, merely, simply, but have the same meaning as 'just'

Pertain to just

simple(a), bare(a), mere(a) pertain to 'just'.

Example of just used within this context

"I was merely asking", "it is simply a matter of time", "just a scratch", "he was only a child", "hopes that last but a moment"

Just as "exactly at this moment or the moment described,"

Under this definition, just is an adjective and has the following properties:

Example of just used within this context

"we've just finished painting the walls, so don't touch them"

Just as "indicating exactness or preciseness"

Under this definition, just is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

precisely, exactly have the same meaning as 'just'

Pertain to just

precise, exact pertain to 'just'.

Example of just used within this context

"he was doing precisely (or exactly) what she had told him to do", "it was just as he said--the jewel was gone", "it has just enough salt"

Just as "used especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fitting"

Under this definition, just is an adjective and has the following properties:

Antonyms

unjust has the opposite meaning of just

Derivatives of just

justice, justness are derivatives of 'just'.

Similar to just

vindicatory, conscionable, fitting, meet, retributive, retributory, rightful(a) are similar to 'just'.

Example of just used within this context

"a just and lasting peace"- A.Lincoln, "a kind and just man", "a just reward", "his just inheritance"

Just as "only a moment ago"

Under this definition, just is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

just now has the same meaning as just

Example of just used within this context

"he has just arrived", "the sun just now came out"

Just as "absolutely"

Under this definition, just is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

simply has the same meaning as just

just Usage

'just' can be a useage of intensifier, intensive.

Example of just used within this context

"I just can't take it anymore", "he was just grand as Romeo", "it's simply beautiful!"

Just as "only a very short time before"

Under this definition, just is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

scarce, hardly, scarcely, barely have the same meaning as 'just'

Example of just used within this context

"they could barely hear the speaker", "we hardly knew them", "just missed being hit", "had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open", "would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats

Just as "free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception, conforming with established standards or rules"

Under this definition, just is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

fair has the same meaning as just

Antonyms

unfair, unjust have the opposite meaning of 'just'

Attributes of just

fairness, equity are attributes of 'just'.

Derivatives of just

fairness, equity, justice, justness are derivatives of 'just'.

Similar to just

fair-minded, fair-and-square, sportsmanlike, sporty, clean, sporting, antimonopoly, antitrust are similar to 'just'.