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Definition of justified : of Justify

Synonyms:

even

described, clarified, explained, explicated, rationalized, accounted

rebutted, refuted, acknowledged, defended, objected, answered, reacted, expounded, denied, responded, echoed, retorted, returned, replied

begged, alleged, pleaded, excused

Usage examples:

• For ourselves we have the happiness of seeing our dear papa so well, that I am almost justified in fancying happily that you would not think him altered. - "The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1 of 2)", Frederic G. Kenyon.
• Since the affair must so soon be known to everybody, Putney felt justified in telling his wife when he went home. - "The Quality of Mercy", W. D. Howells.
• One would have been justified in saying that he went out to meet the misfortune which was so surely awaiting him. - "The Complete Historical Romances of Georg Ebers", Georg Ebers.