just
adjective
[ dʒʌst ]
• based on or behaving according to what is morally right and fair.
• "a just and democratic society"
Similar:
fair,
fair-minded,
equitable,
even-handed,
impartial,
unbiased,
objective,
neutral,
disinterested,
unprejudiced,
open-minded,
non-partisan,
non-discriminatory,
anti-discrimination,
honourable,
upright,
upstanding,
decent,
honest,
righteous,
ethical,
moral,
virtuous,
principled,
full of integrity,
good,
right-minded,
straight,
reasonable,
scrupulous,
trustworthy,
incorruptible,
truthful,
sincere,
square,
just
adverb
• exactly.
• "that's just what I need"
Similar:
exactly,
precisely,
absolutely,
completely,
totally,
entirely,
perfectly,
utterly,
wholly,
thoroughly,
altogether,
in every way,
in every respect,
in all respects,
quite,
down to the ground,
to a T,
bang on,
dead,
on the money,
• very recently; in the immediate past.
• "I've just seen the local paper"
Similar:
a moment ago,
a second ago,
a short time ago,
very recently,
not long ago,
lately,
only now,
• barely; by a little.
• "inflation fell to just over 4 per cent"
Similar:
by a narrow margin,
narrowly,
only just,
by inches,
by a hair's breadth,
by the narrowest of margins,
barely,
scarcely,
hardly,
by the skin of one's teeth,
by a whisker,
• simply; only; no more than.
• "just a bad day in the office"
Similar:
only,
merely,
simply,
but,
nothing but,
no more than,
at best,
at most,
alone,
and no one else,
and nothing else,
nobbut,
sommer,
• expressing agreement.
• "‘Simon really messed things up.’ ‘Didn't he just?’"
Origin:
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin justus, from jus ‘law, right’.
