justifiable

adjective

jus·ti·fi·able ˈjə-stə-ˌfī-ə-bəl

Synonyms of justifiable next

: capable of being justified : excusable

justifiable family pride—

Current Biography

justifiability

ˌjə-stə-ˌfī-ə-ˈbi-lə-tē

noun

justifiably

ˈjə-stə-ˌfī-ə-blē

adverb

Examples of justifiable in a Sentence

had justifiable reasons for leaving early

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Yet providers have their own justifiable complaints about how health insurers deploy their networks to restrict coverage, such as prior authorization and other bureaucratic hurdles that providers must jump in order to receive compensation for caring for their patients. —

Dylan Scott, Vox, 6 Dec. 2024 For those who follow the film festival circuit, Bong Joon-ho’s 2019 Palme d’Or win at the Cannes Film Festival for Parasite seemed like an inevitable and justifiable distinction. —

Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 28 Oct. 2024 He was sentenced to one year in prison, suspended for two years, under the Military Service Act, which allows for sentences of up to three years for evading mandatory military service without justifiable cause. —

Stella Kim, NBC News, 26 Nov. 2024 And seeing inaction or insufficient action from Washington in the face of this intimidation would give them justifiable cause for further alarm. —

Kyle Balzer, Foreign Affairs, 21 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for justifiable