n. 25B6; adjective
a just and democratic society : FAIR, fair-minded, equitable, even-handed, impartial, unbiased, objective, neutral, disinterested, unprejudiced, open-minded, non-partisan; honourable, upright, decent, honest, righteous, moral, virtuous, principled.
a just reward : (WELL) DESERVED, (well) earned, merited; rightful, due, fitting, appropriate, suitable; formal condign; archaic meet.
just criticism : VALID, sound, well founded, justified, justifiable, warranted, legitimate.
unfair, undeserved, unfair.
25B6; adverb
I just saw him : A MOMENT/SECOND AGO, a short time ago, very recently, not long ago.
she's just right for him : EXACTLY, precisely, absolutely, completely, totally, entirely, perfectly, utterly, wholly, thoroughly, in all respects; informal down to the ground, to a T, dead.
we just made it : NARROWLY, only just, by a hair's breadth, by the skin of one's teeth; barely, scarcely, hardly; informal by a whisker.
she's just a child : ONLY, merely, simply, (nothing) but, no more than.
the colour's just fantastic : REALLY, absolutely, completely, entirely, totally, quite; indeed, truly.
25A0; just about (informal) NEARLY, almost, practically, all but, well-nigh, nigh on, virtually, as good as, more or less, to all intents and purposes; informal pretty much.