Definition for Justification:

• The act of justifying or the state of being justified; a showing or proving to be just or conformable to law, justice, right, or duty; defense; vindication; support; as, arguments in justification of the prisoner's conduct; his disobedience admits justification.

Synonyms for Justification:

• n.

  •
  • motive,
  • in justification of something,
  • point,
  • motivation.
  •
  • format,
  • dotted line,
  • font,
  • capitalize,
  • attack,
  • bold,
  • apologetic,
  • galley,
  • capitalise,
  • full page,
  • copperplate.
  •
  • explain.
  •
  • true.
  •
  • start.
  •act (noun)
  • justification.
  •advocacy (noun)
  • de fenses,
  • campaigning fors,
  • championings,
  • up holding,
  • pro-motions,
  • pro motion,
  • de-fenses,
  • pro motions,
  • re-commendations,
  • re-commendation,
  • re commendation,
  • re commendations,
  • up holdings,
  • pleading fors,
  • up-holdings,
  • upholdings,
  • pro-motion,
  • up-holding.
  •alibi (noun)
  • co pouts,
  • cop outs,
  • co pout,
  • airtight cases,
  • re-torts,
  • co-pout,
  • re tort,
  • re torts,
  • pre-texts,
  • copouts,
  • song dance,
  • pre texts,
  • pre text,
  • co-pouts,
  • pre-text,
  • re-tort.
  •answer (noun)
  • echoes,
  • counterclaim,
  • the ticket,
  • refutation,
  • lip,
  • antiphons,
  • rhetorical question,
  • parting shot,
  • thank-you note,
  • backcap,
  • toppers,
  • guff,
  • antiphon,
  • thank you note,
  • band aid,
  • remark,
  • counterclaims,
  • repartee,
  • counter-claim,
  • Re-mark.
  •apology (noun)
  • re dresses,
  • re-dresses,
  • re-dress,
  • re dress.
  •basis (noun)
  • infra-structures,
  • chief ingredients,
  • sub-stratum,
  • pre-mise,
  • pre mises,
  • sub-strata,
  • principal elements,
  • sub stratums,
  • infra structures,
  • pre-supposition,
  • pre mise,
  • infra structure,
  • under pinning,
  • sub strata,
  • pre-mises,
  • pre-suppositions,
  • pre suppositions,
  • pre supposition,
  • under-pinning,
  • sub stratum,
  • sub-stratums.
  •defense (noun)
  • vindication.
  •excuse (noun)
  • argument,
  • mitigation,
  • sanctification,
  • validation,
  • Whitewashing,
  • confirmation,
  • approval,
  • redemption,
  • acquittal,
  • exoneration,
  • support,
  • palliative,
  • palliation.
  •explanation (noun)
  • dis plays,
  • de tails,
  • ex-plications,
  • ex planations,
  • dis-plays,
  • ex-plication,
  • ex-planation,
  • ex plications,
  • dis play,
  • ex-ample,
  • dis-play,
  • de-tails,
  • ex-positions,
  • in-formations,
  • ex plication,
  • in-formation,
  • ex planation,
  • ex ample,
  • in formations,
  • ex-planations,
  • ex-position.
  •forgiveness (noun)
  • lenity,
  • remittal,
  • pardon,
  • indemnity.
  •foundation (noun)
  • under-structure,
  • under structure,
  • under structures,
  • sub-structure,
  • nuts bolts,
  • sub structure,
  • nittygritty,
  • under-structures,
  • sub structures,
  • understructures,
  • sub-structures.
  •grounds (noun)
  • straight stuffs,
  • whyfors,
  • infos,
  • chapter verse.
  •pardon (noun)
  • dis charges,
  • re-lease,
  • dis-charges,
  • re-leases,
  • re leases,
  • re lease,
  • lifesavers,
  • dis charge,
  • dis-charge.
  •plea (noun)
  • entreaty,
  • suit,
  • petition,
  • appeal.
  •pretext (noun)
  • claim,
  • white lie,
  • pretext,
  • loop-hole,
  • stratagem,
  • smoke screen,
  • red herring,
  • affirmation,
  • pretense.
  •provocation (noun)
  • in juries,
  • provokings,
  • vexings,
  • pro-vocations,
  • in-jury,
  • irkings,
  • pro vocation,
  • in jury,
  • in-dignities,
  • pro-vocation,
  • in dignities,
  • pro vocations.
  •rationale (noun)
  • hypo thesis,
  • the big ideas,
  • whole ideas,
  • raison detre,
  • hypo-thesis,
  • big ideas,
  • the whole ideas,
  • whatfors.
  •rationalization (noun)
  • blow by blow,
  • the whole picture,
  • whole picture,
  • the picture,
  • play by play,
  • lowdown.
  •reason, excuse (noun)
  • defense,
  • song and dance,
  • idea,
  • story,
  • response,
  • reply,
  • rebuttal,
  • absolution,
  • exculpation.
  •response (noun)
  • denial,
  • return,
  • objection,
  • riposte,
  • retort,
  • rejoinder,
  • reaction,
  • acknowledgment,
  • echo.
  •title (noun)
  • entitlement,
  • medal,
  • entitlements.
  •vindication (noun)
  • mitigating circumstances,
  • Compurgation.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • cause,
  • why,
  • rationalization,
  • apologia.
  •
  • wherefore,
  • warrant.
  •
  • salvation.
  •
  • necessity.
  •extenuation
  • extenuating circumstances.

Paraphrases for Justification:

• Equivalence

  • Proper noun, singular
    substantiation, reason, reasons, justify, rationale.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    substantiation, reason, justify, rationale.
  • Adverb
    rationale.
  • Verb, past tense
    rationale.
  • Verb, past participle
    rationale.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    justifications.
  • Verb, base form
    justify.

• Forward Entailment

  • Proper noun, singular
    explanation, explanations.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    explanation.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    vindication.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    considerations, NOS, Does, Cas, Les.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    triggers, data, Curricula, justifiable, legitimacy, motive, Les, justifiability, legitimation, legitimization, legitimisation, reasonableness, appropriateness, apology, foundation, rationalization, criterion, ground, raison, argumentation, apologia, documentation, validity, glorification, assertion, credential, interpretation, Underpinning, merit, propriety, unjustifiable, clarification, soundness, substantiating, confirmation, alibi, alibis, defence.
  • Verb, past tense
    Accounted, proposed.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    documenting, substantiating.
  • Verb, past participle
    causes, Accounted, Defended, ground.
  • Verb, base form
    grounds, substantiate.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    grounds.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    excuse, reasoning, argument, pretext, warrant.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    rationale.
  • Verb, base form
    rationale.

Antonyms for Justification:

• n.

  • reason, excuse
    indictment, request, sentence, question, opposition, charge.
  • Other antonyms:
    censure, offense, condemnation, wrong, insult, injury, imputation, accusation, complaint.

Justification Sentence Examples:

• Beneath and beyond them is the self - inspired harmony of your nature with your act, sometimes proud enough to claim for itself a justification from the mere fact of existence, oftener content to give that question the go - by, whispering softly, What matters that?

• In a way, there is justification for a disinclination on the part of New Englanders to add a large negro element to their number.

Hypernym for Justification:

• n.

  • communication
    defence, reason, vindication, grounds, defense, cause.

Hyponym for Justification:

• n.

  • act
    vindication, exoneration.
  • cognition
    circumstance, condition, consideration.
  • communication
    explanation, account.