justified

adjective

jus·ti·fied ˈjə-stə-ˌfīd

Synonyms of justified next

: having or shown to have a just, right, or reasonable basis

a justified punishment

a justified reputation for toughness

Such work calls for a combination of training and talent that few can lay justified claim to …—

Bernard Knox

typography

: aligned evenly at the margin

a justified line of text

In justified composition, where the type must be flush with both the left and right margins, the machine will automatically expand or condense the word space or hyphenate end-of-line words to fill up the line measure.—

Ray Blair and Thomas M. Destree

: made even by spacing lines of text

a document with justified margins

Examples of justified in a Sentence

in a well-justified ruling the court voted unanimously to overturn the law the use of force to capture the armed fugitive was fully justified

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The first penalty, a roughing the passer on Anderson, Anderson argued, was a straightforward and justified call. —

David Faris, Newsweek, 19 Jan. 2025 Costly means paying a premium for justified value, while expensive is simply overpriced. —

Lela London, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025 Watching at-large bid teams Indiana and SMU trounced in their respective playoff losses, at Notre Dame and at Penn State, respectively, put the selection committee’s choices under justified attack. —

Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Jan. 2025 This involves making sure that the company takes risks that are well justified, and the skeptics views are critical for informing these calculations. —

Alexander Puutio, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for justified