n. Function: adjective
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Synonyms: WELL-FOUNDED , cogent, good, justified, well-grounded
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Synonyms: TRUE 3, faithful, right, strict, undistorted, veracious, veridical
3 being what is called for by circumstances or accepted standards FF1C; punishments once considered fair and just are now held to be cruel, excessive, and unreasonable FF1E;
Synonyms: appropriate, condign, deserved, due, merited, requisite, rhadamanthine, right, rightful, suitable; compare FIT 1
Related Words: fit, fitting, meet, proper
Contrasted Words: farfetched, irrelevant, remote, unconnected; improper, inapplicable, inapposite, inappropriate; abusive, cruel, harsh
Antonyms: unjust
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Synonyms: UPRIGHT 2, conscientious, honest, honorable, right, scrupulous, true
Related Words: rigid, strict; dependable, reliable, tried, trustworthy
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Synonyms: FAIR 4, dispassionate, equal, equitable, impartial, nondiscriminatory, objective, unbiased, uncolored, unprejudiced
Related Words: aloof; condign, due, rightful
Antonyms: unjust
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Synonyms: FIT 1, appropriate, apt, befitting, felicitous, fitting, happy, meet, proper, suitable