Nouns (0)
Verbs (0)
Adverbs (11)
simply
adv. "I just can't take it anymore"
only, merely, simply
adv. "I was merely asking"
just now, this very moment, this instant
adv. this very moment
barely, immediately
adv. "The cookie jar was just out of reach of the baby"
exactly, precisely
adv. indicating exactness or preciseness; "he was doing precisely (or exactly) what she had told him to do"; "it was just as he said--the jewel was gone"; "it has just enough salt"
Adjectives (12)
just
adj. used especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fitting; "a just and lasting peace"- A.Lincoln; "a kind and just man"; "a just reward"; "his just inheritance"
fair
adj. free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; or conforming with established standards or rules; "a fair referee"; "fair deal"; "on a fair footing"; "a fair fight"; "by fair means or foul"
evenhanded
adj. without partiality; "evenhanded justice"
fair, equitable
adj. "honest wages for an honest day's work"
upright, good, virtuous
adj. of moral excellence; "a genuinely good person"; "a just cause"; "an upright and respectable man"
moral, ethical, honorable, honourable
adj. adhering to ethical and moral principles; "it seems ethical and right"; "followed the only honorable course of action"; "had the moral courage to stand alone"
Fuzzynyms (247)
due, deserved
adj. properly deserved; "a merited success"
sound, healthy, intelligent, levelheaded
adj. exercising or showing good judgment; "healthy scepticism"; "a healthy fear of rattlesnakes"; "the healthy attitude of French laws"; "healthy relations between labor and management"; "an intelligent solution"; "a sound approach to the problem"; "sound advice"; "no sound explanation for his decision"
logical
adj. based on known statements or events or conditions; "rain was a logical expectation, given the time of year"
logical
adj. capable of or reflecting the capability for correct and valid reasoning; "a logical mind"
deductive
adj. involving inferences from general principles
inductive
adj. of reasoning; proceeding from particular facts to a general conclusion; "inductive reasoning"
honorable, honourable
adj. worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect; "an honorable man"; "led an honorable life"; "honorable service to his country"
moral, ethical, just, honorable, honourable
adj. adhering to ethical and moral principles; "it seems ethical and right"; "followed the only honorable course of action"; "had the moral courage to stand alone"
nice, decent
adj. socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous; "from a decent family"; "a nice girl"
fair, just, equitable
adj. "honest wages for an honest day's work"
right
adj. in conformance with justice or law or morality; "do the right thing and confess"
right, correct
adj. correct in opinion or judgment; "time proved him right"
true, rightful, lawful
adj. having a legally established claim; "the legitimate heir"; "the true and lawful king"
sound, reasoned, well-grounded
adj. logically valid; "a sound argument"
sound
adj. financially secure and safe; "sound investments"; "a sound economy"
valid
adj. well grounded in logic or truth or having legal force; "a valid inference"; "a valid argument"; "a valid contract"; "a valid license"
legitimate
adj. of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful
legitimate, logical
adj. based on known statements or events or conditions; "rain was a logical expectation, given the time of year"
fair, just, equitable
adj. "honest wages for an honest day's work"
fair, impartial
adj. showing lack of favoritism; "the cold neutrality of an impartial judge"
objective
adj. belonging to immediate experience of actual things or events; "objective benefits"; "an objective example"; "there is no objective evidence of anything of the kind"
due, deserved
adj. properly deserved; "a merited success"
honorable, honourable
adj. worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect; "an honorable man"; "led an honorable life"; "honorable service to his country"
moral, ethical, just, honorable, honourable
adj. adhering to ethical and moral principles; "it seems ethical and right"; "followed the only honorable course of action"; "had the moral courage to stand alone"
nice, decent
adj. socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous; "from a decent family"; "a nice girl"
fair, just
adj. free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; or conforming with established standards or rules; "a fair referee"; "fair deal"; "on a fair footing"; "a fair fight"; "by fair means or foul"
fair, impartial
adj. showing lack of favoritism; "the cold neutrality of an impartial judge"
right
adj. in conformance with justice or law or morality; "do the right thing and confess"
right, correct
adj. correct in opinion or judgment; "time proved him right"
just, evenhanded
adj. without partiality; "evenhanded justice"
objective
adj. belonging to immediate experience of actual things or events; "objective benefits"; "an objective example"; "there is no objective evidence of anything of the kind"
comely, decent, decorous, becoming, seemly, comme il faut
adj. according with custom or propriety; "her becoming modesty"; "comely behavior"; "it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money"; "a decent burial"; "seemly behavior"
noble
adj. having or showing or indicative of high or elevated character; "a noble spirit"; "noble deeds"
respectable
adj. characterized by proper behavior or conventional conduct; worthy of respect; "a respectable woman"
noble, worthy, solid, upstanding
adj. morally admirable; "a worthy citizen"
model, exemplary
adj. worthy of imitation; "exemplary behavior"; "model citizens"
honorable, honourable
adj. worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect; "an honorable man"; "led an honorable life"; "honorable service to his country"
moral
adj. concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles; "moral sense"; "a moral scrutiny"; "a moral lesson"; "a moral quandary"; "moral convictions"; "a moral life"
worthy
adj. having worth or merit or value; being honorable or admirable; "a worthy fellow"; "no student deemed worthy, and chosen for admission, would be kept out for lack of funds"- Nathan Pusey; "worthy of acclaim"; "worthy of consideration"; "a worthy cause"
virtuous
adj. morally excellent
right
adj. in conformance with justice or law or morality; "do the right thing and confess"
honest, honorable, honourable
adj. not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent; "honest lawyers"; "honest reporting"; "an honest wage"; "honest weight"
honest, fair-and-square
adj. just and honest
angelic, angelical, beatific, saintlike, saintly, sainted
adj. marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint; "angelic beneficence"; "a beatific smile"; "a saintly concern for his fellow men"; "my sainted mother"
straight
adj. characterized by honesty and fairness; "straight dealing"; "a square deal"
trustworthy, trusty
adj. worthy of trust or belief; "a trustworthy report"; "an experienced and trustworthy traveling companion"
conscientious, meticulous, painstaking, scrupulous
adj. characterized by extreme care and great effort; "conscientious application to the work at hand"; "painstaking research"; "scrupulous attention to details"
sincere
adj. open and genuine; not deceitful; "he was a good man, decent and sincere"; "felt sincere regret that they were leaving"; "sincere friendship"
veracious
adj. precisely accurate; "a veracious account"
credible, believable
adj. capable of being believed; "completely credible testimony"; "credible information"
exact, accurate, precise
adj. (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth ; strictly correct; "a precise image"; "a precise measurement"
true, trustworthy
adj. "I would be true for there are those who trust me"
true
adj. consistent with fact or reality; not false; "the story is true"; "it is undesirable to believe a proposition when there is no ground whatever for supposing it true"- B. Russell; "the true meaning of the statement"
true
adj. devoted (sometimes fanatically) to a cause or concept or truth; "true believers bonded together against all who disagreed with them"
moral, ethical, just, honorable, honourable
adj. adhering to ethical and moral principles; "it seems ethical and right"; "followed the only honorable course of action"; "had the moral courage to stand alone"
noble, worthy, solid, upstanding
adj. morally admirable; "a worthy citizen"
incorruptible
adj. incapable of being morally corrupted; "incorruptible judges are the backbone of the society"
honest, straightforward, aboveboard
adj. without concealment or deception; honest; "their business was open and aboveboard"; "straightforward in all his business affairs"
reliable, honest, dependable
adj. worthy of being depended on; "a dependable worker"; "an honest working stiff"; "a reliable source of information"; "he was true to his word"; "I would be true for there are those who trust me"
admirable
adj. deserving of the highest esteem or admiration; "an estimable young professor"; "trains ran with admirable precision"; "his taste was impeccable, his health admirable"
estimable
adj. deserving of respect or high regard
good, estimable, respectable, honorable, honourable
adj. deserving of esteem and respect; "all respectable companies give guarantees"; "ruined the family's good name"
respectable
adj. characterized by proper behavior or conventional conduct; worthy of respect; "a respectable woman"
noble
adj. having or showing or indicative of high or elevated character; "a noble spirit"; "noble deeds"
good, estimable, respectable, honorable, honourable
adj. deserving of esteem and respect; "all respectable companies give guarantees"; "ruined the family's good name"
proper
adj. marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness; "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners"
virtuous
adj. morally excellent
worthy
adj. having worth or merit or value; being honorable or admirable; "a worthy fellow"; "no student deemed worthy, and chosen for admission, would be kept out for lack of funds"- Nathan Pusey; "worthy of acclaim"; "worthy of consideration"; "a worthy cause"
good
adj. morally admirable
honorable, honourable
adj. used as a title of respect; "my honorable colleague"; "our worthy commanding officer"
honorable, honourable
adj. worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect; "an honorable man"; "led an honorable life"; "honorable service to his country"
noble
adj. having or showing or indicative of high or elevated character; "a noble spirit"; "noble deeds"
respectable
adj. characterized by proper behavior or conventional conduct; worthy of respect; "a respectable woman"
nice, decent
adj. socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous; "from a decent family"; "a nice girl"
fair, just
adj. free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; or conforming with established standards or rules; "a fair referee"; "fair deal"; "on a fair footing"; "a fair fight"; "by fair means or foul"
fair, just, equitable
adj. "honest wages for an honest day's work"
fair, impartial
adj. showing lack of favoritism; "the cold neutrality of an impartial judge"
right, correct
adj. correct in opinion or judgment; "time proved him right"
modest
adj. not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance
meritorious, meritable
adj. deserving reward or praise; "a lifetime of meritorious service"; "meritorious conduct"
righteous
adj. characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice; "the...prayer of a righteous man availeth much"- James 5:16
chaste
adj. morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse); "a holy woman innocent and chaste"
chaste, clean-living
adj. abstaining from unlawful sexual intercourse
pure
adj. (used of persons or behaviors) having no faults; sinless; "I felt pure and sweet as a new baby"- Sylvia Plath; "pure as the driven snow"
pious, devout, godfearing, god-fearing, God-fearing
adj. devoutly religious; "a god-fearing and law-abiding people" H.L.Mencken
ethical
adj. conforming to accepted standards of social or professional behavior; "an ethical lawyer"; "ethical medical practice"; "an ethical problem"; "had no ethical objection to drinking"; "Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants"- Omar N. Bradley
pious
adj. having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity; "pious readings"
Victorian, prim, prissy, square-toed, puritanical, priggish, prudish, straitlaced, strait-laced, straightlaced, straight-laced, tight-laced
adj. exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts"
upright, good, virtuous, just
adj. of moral excellence; "a genuinely good person"; "a just cause"; "an upright and respectable man"
honest, honorable, honourable
adj. not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent; "honest lawyers"; "honest reporting"; "an honest wage"; "honest weight"
moral
adj. concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles; "moral sense"; "a moral scrutiny"; "a moral lesson"; "a moral quandary"; "moral convictions"; "a moral life"
trustworthy, trusty
adj. worthy of trust or belief; "a trustworthy report"; "an experienced and trustworthy traveling companion"
noble, worthy, solid, upstanding
adj. morally admirable; "a worthy citizen"
incorruptible
adj. incapable of being morally corrupted; "incorruptible judges are the backbone of the society"
comely, decent, decorous, becoming, seemly, comme il faut
adj. according with custom or propriety; "her becoming modesty"; "comely behavior"; "it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money"; "a decent burial"; "seemly behavior"
reliable, honest, dependable
adj. worthy of being depended on; "a dependable worker"; "an honest working stiff"; "a reliable source of information"; "he was true to his word"; "I would be true for there are those who trust me"
honest, fair-and-square
adj. just and honest
just, exactly, precisely
adv. indicating exactness or preciseness; "he was doing precisely (or exactly) what she had told him to do"; "it was just as he said--the jewel was gone"; "it has just enough salt"
right, accurately, correctly, aright
adv. in a correct manner; "he guessed right"
accurately
adv. with few mistakes; "he works very accurately"
squarely, unequivocally
adv. "the responsibility lies squarely with them"
plumb, dead, altogether, perfectly, completely, entirely, totally, utterly, absolutely
adv. completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers; "an absolutely magnificent painting"; "a perfectly idiotic idea"; "you're perfectly right"; "utterly miserable"; "you can be dead sure of my innocence"; "was dead tired"; "dead right"
strictly, stringently
adv. in a stringent manner; "the laws are stringently enforced"; "stringently controlled"
right, accurately, correctly, aright
adv. in a correct manner; "he guessed right"
accurately
adv. with few mistakes; "he works very accurately"
just, barely, immediately
adv. "The cookie jar was just out of reach of the baby"
squarely, unequivocally
adv. "the responsibility lies squarely with them"
Synonyms (15)
fair, just
adj. free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; or conforming with established standards or rules; "a fair referee"; "fair deal"; "on a fair footing"; "a fair fight"; "by fair means or foul"
honorable, honourable
adj. worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect; "an honorable man"; "led an honorable life"; "honorable service to his country"
right
adj. in conformance with justice or law or morality; "do the right thing and confess"
righteous
adj. characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice; "the...prayer of a righteous man availeth much"- James 5:16
fair, impartial
adj. showing lack of favoritism; "the cold neutrality of an impartial judge"
just
adj. used especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fitting; "a just and lasting peace"- A.Lincoln; "a kind and just man"; "a just reward"; "his just inheritance"
sensible, reasonable
adj. showing reason or sound judgment; "a sensible choice"; "a sensible person"
open, frank, open-hearted
adj. ready for business; "the stores are open"
morally justified
adj. "righteous indignation"
Antonyms (20)
unjust
adj. violating principles of justice; "unjust punishment"; "an unjust judge"; "an unjust accusation"
unfair, unjust
adj. not fair; marked by injustice or partiality or deception; "used unfair methods"; "it was an unfair trial"; "took an unfair advantage"
raw, unjust
adj. brutally unfair or harsh; "received raw treatment from his friends"; "a raw deal"
one-sided, colored, coloured, biased, slanted
adj. favoring one person or side over another; "a biased account of the trial"; "a decision that was partial to the defendant"
corrupt, crooked
adj. not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive
illegal
adj. prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules; "an illegal chess move"
undue, unwarranted, unjustified
adj. lacking justification or authorization; "unreasonable searches and seizures"; "desire for undue private profit"; "unwarranted limitations of personal freedom"
corrupt, crooked
adj. not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive
nefarious, villainous
adj. extremely wicked; "nefarious schemes"; "a villainous plot"; "a villainous band of thieves"
just
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