adj. 1 fair, equitable, impartial, unbiased, unprejudiced, reasonable, fair-minded, even-handed, neutral, objective Do you think you can expect a just trial after all that publicity? 2 upright, righteous, right-minded, honourable, honest, ethical, moral, principled, straight, decent, good, upstanding, virtuous, lawful In our system of law, one must believe that juries are basically just 3 justified, justifiable, well-founded, well-grounded, legitimate, valid, reasonable, rightful, (well-)deserved, due, fitting, proper; condign She has a just claim to her father's estate His punishment was just.
adv. 4 only, merely, nothing but, solely, simply, at best, at most, no more than She said just that and nothing else 5 exactly, precisely, perfectly; barely, only just, hardly, scarcely, by a hair's breadth, Colloq by the skin of one's teeth My new car just fits into the garage, with only inches to spare 6 (only or just) now, a moment ago, (very) recently, lately We have just returned from a holiday in Tenerife