Definition for Justifying:

• That has the quality of absolving from guilt.

Synonyms for Justifying:

• adj.

  •extenuating (adjective)
  • qualifying,
  • Mitigating,
  • Palliating,
  • Condoning.

• v.

  •account for (verb)
  • justify.
  •accounting (verb)
  • Explicating,
  • Explaining,
  • accounting,
  • rationalizing,
  • clarifying,
  • Describing.
  •justify (verb)
  • defend,
  • exculpate,
  • confirm,
  • palliate,
  • explain,
  • rationalize,
  • absolve,
  • vindicate,
  • exonerate.
  •responding (verb)
  • defending,
  • Rebutting,
  • Denying,
  • Responding,
  • Refuting,
  • answering,
  • reacting,
  • Retorting,
  • expounding,
  • echoing,
  • returning,
  • Replying,
  • Objecting,
  • Acknowledging.

• Other synonyms:

  •Other relevant words:
  • description,
  • Discharging,
  • apology,
  • meriting,
  • espousal,
  • asserting,
  • relinquish,
  • commentary,
  • Excusing,
  • apologize,
  • clearing,
  • freeing,
  • layer,
  • defense,
  • aligning,
  • reasoning,
  • apologetic,
  • disembarrass,
  • Acquitting,
  • defence,
  • echo,
  • report,
  • deserving,
  • Absolving,
  • exculpation,
  • cut,
  • Glossing,
  • rationalisation,
  • explication,
  • arguing,
  • annotation,
  • Disembarrassing,
  • history,
  • explanation,
  • Pardoning,
  • reasserting,
  • Warranting,
  • Maintaining,
  • Legalizing,
  • account,
  • base,
  • liberating,
  • answer,
  • verifying,
  • unfreeze,
  • reply,
  • rationalise,
  • supporting,
  • narration,
  • apologia,
  • Disengaging,
  • recital,
  • excusatory,
  • justification,
  • disengage,
  • retort,
  • Authenticating,
  • relinquishing,
  • championship,
  • tale,
  • rationalising,
  • response,
  • releasing,
  • pruning,
  • substantiating,
  • exoneration,
  • deserve,
  • Establishing,
  • Loosing,
  • Guaranteeing,
  • liberate,
  • Authorizing,
  • Exculpating,
  • Exonerating,
  • Vindicating,
  • assertion,
  • Exempting,
  • rid,
  • definition,
  • Claiming,
  • return,
  • vindication,
  • Apologizing,
  • unloosing,
  • prune,
  • confirming,
  • Dislodging,
  • basis,
  • affirmation,
  • unblocking,
  • apologising,
  • validating,
  • Corroborating,
  • argument,
  • story,
  • compensation,
  • palliative,
  • justificatory,
  • Advocating,
  • advocacy.

Paraphrases for Justifying:

• Equivalence

  • Proper noun, singular
    justify.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    justifications.
  • Verb, past tense
    warranted.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    Testifying, verifying, identifying, Signifying, Certifying, rationalizing, Illustrating, support, Explaining, Corroborating, stimulating, legitimising, demonstrating, authorising, confirming, Necessitating, asserting, Indicating, Authorizing, defending, Acknowledging, Citing, Evidencing, Establishing, Discussing, Admitting, motivating, Proving, Warranting, arguing, imposing, Attesting, Describing, Outlining, Permitting, resulting, Declaring, documenting, Underpinning, saying, detailing, underlying, Exhibiting, exhibits, enabling, Granting, Displaying, showing, parts, Requiring, Allowing, surrounding, moving, Applying, Basing, Having, reaching, Stating, Doing.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    supports.
  • Verb, base form
    substantiate, warrant, excuse, merit, condone.