be justified

Frequency: 8.5150.2 per million words

Indicates that there is a good and acceptable reason for an action or belief.

justifiedVERB + justified

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Examples (10)

  • His decision to resign was entirely justified given the circumstances.
  • The company's actions were not justified in the eyes of the public.
  • I believe your concerns are perfectly justified.
  • Such extreme measures would only be justified in an emergency.
  • Her anger was justified after what he said.
  • The expense for the project will be justified by its long-term benefits.
  • The criticism leveled against him has been clearly justified by recent events.
  • Can her actions be morally justified?
  • She felt fully justified in asking for a refund, and her feeling was justified.
  • The suspicion that had lingered was amply justified by new evidence.