Unjustified
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Unjustified is an adjective meaning Not justified, having no justification, unwarranted.
Meaning
Not justified, having no justification, unwarranted.
More Meanings
- simple past and past participle of unjustify
- (typography) Not justified (of text, arranged on a page or a computer screen such that the left and right ends of all lines within paragraphs are aligned)
Example Sentences
Near-synonym: unjustifiable
unjustified text in a wordprocessor
the unjustified killing of an innocent
US President Joe Biden condemned Russia’s “unprovoked and unjustified attack by Russian military forces” in a statement Wednesday evening following explosions in Ukraine.
Synonyms for unjustified
Depending on context, synonyms include unjustifiable, unwarranted, undue, unreasonable.
Antonyms for unjustified
Common opposites include justified.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include unwarranted, unreasonable, undue, groundless, unsubstantiated, ill-founded.
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