as in legitimate
capable of being defended with good reasoning against verbal attack
had justifiable reasons for leaving early
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Recent Examples of justifiable
But if his actions weren’t justifiable, the jury could also say, ‘Hey, [his] actions didn’t kill him.
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Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 22 Nov. 2024
Manufacturing electronics inevitably comes with a carbon cost, but Goswell believes the Bath Bot's is justifiable.
—Victoria Turk, WIRED, 26 Jan. 2025
But there could be no justifiable surprise at his withdrawal from tonight’s proceedings, which ensured that his run of Premier League games without a goal extends to seven.
—Sam Lee, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025
Even the justifiable firing of former coach Matt Eberflus resulted in a black eye for Bears management, which made the coach conduct a news conference looking ahead to the San Francisco 49ers game a couple of hours before pulling the trigger.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025
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Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 22 Nov. 2024
Manufacturing electronics inevitably comes with a carbon cost, but Goswell believes the Bath Bot's is justifiable.
—Victoria Turk, WIRED, 26 Jan. 2025
But there could be no justifiable surprise at his withdrawal from tonight’s proceedings, which ensured that his run of Premier League games without a goal extends to seven.
—Sam Lee, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025
Even the justifiable firing of former coach Matt Eberflus resulted in a black eye for Bears management, which made the coach conduct a news conference looking ahead to the San Francisco 49ers game a couple of hours before pulling the trigger.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for justifiable
Adjective
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Mir, who works for his father’s legitimate business, completely unaware of the illegitimate one, is the smaller, more compact, more driven brother.—
Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2025
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However, subsequent updates removed legitimate functionality, replacing it with tactics to maximize ad revenue through full-screen interstitial video ads.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Nevertheless, Chalamet’s speech suggests that such rhetoric should be more acceptable, or even encouraged, from his generation of stars.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
24 Feb. 2025
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The study emphasizes that passive-aggression can develop in individuals who grew up in environments where expressing anger wasn’t safe or acceptable, leading them to adopt indirect ways of communicating frustration.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Accordingly, with no viable domestic production alternative, prices for end-users would increase.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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In the ensuing 250 years, physicists came up with a viable explanation for why this occurs.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
Ars Technica,
3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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So the rational strategy, in many cases, is to wait.—
Phil De Luna,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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Your inability to establish a rational, functional and legal system of immigration is an abject failure on your part.—
Peter Cunningham,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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With a reasonable $3.5 million cap hit for another two years, this is the kind of reclamation project the Penguins should be investing in.—
Shayna Goldman,
The Athletic,
6 Mar. 2025
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Los Angeles or even Texas would be reasonable guesses, but the answer is much more interesting.—
Joyce Chen,
Architectural Digest,
5 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Homeowners in those zones, meanwhile, must maintain defensible space and conduct annual brush clearance.—
Ari Plachta,
Sacramento Bee,
28 Feb. 2025
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The 100 feet of defensible space doesn’t mean every plant will be yanked out.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Orange County Register,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Justifiable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/justifiable. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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