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justifiably Synonyms
Another word for justifiably
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• adverb (Context 1)
In a manner that can be shown to be right, reasonable, or defensible; for a good or legitimate reason.
Usage Example
"The community was rightly proud of the students after their science project won the national competition."
Strongest
rightly
defensibly
legitimately
reasonably
Strong
understandably
warrantably
rightfully
fairly
validly
Opposites of justifiably
The opposite of justifiably shifts depending on context. Common opposites include:
unjustifiably
indefensibly
inexcusably
unreasonably
unfairly
wrongly
groundlessly
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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Justifiably. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/justifiably