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Just

Conforming or conformable to rectitude or justice; not doing wrong to any; violating no right or obligation; upright; righteous; honest; true; -- said both of persons and things.

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Clean 84% connected

Free from dirt or filth; as, clean clothes.

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Clean 84% connected

Free from dirt or filth; as, clean clothes.

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Conscionable 84% connected

Governed by, or according to, conscience; reasonable; just.

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Conscionable 84% connected

Governed by, or according to, conscience; reasonable; just.

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Evenhanded 84% connected

Fair or impartial; unbiased.

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Evenhanded 84% connected

Fair or impartial; unbiased.

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Fair 84% connected

Free from spots, specks, dirt, or imperfection; unblemished; clean; pure.

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Fair 84% connected

Free from spots, specks, dirt, or imperfection; unblemished; clean; pure.

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Fair-minded 84% connected

Unprejudiced; just; judicial; honest.

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Fair-minded 84% connected

Unprejudiced; just; judicial; honest.

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Fitting 84% connected

of Fit

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Fitting 84% connected

of Fit

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Honest 84% connected

Decent; honorable; suitable; becoming.

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Honest 84% connected

Decent; honorable; suitable; becoming.

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Meet 84% connected

To join, or come in contact with; esp., to come in contact with by approach from an opposite direction; to come upon or against, front to front, as d…

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Meet 84% connected

To join, or come in contact with; esp., to come in contact with by approach from an opposite direction; to come upon or against, front to front, as d…

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Retributive 84% connected

Alt. of Retributory

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Retributive 84% connected

Alt. of Retributory

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Retributory 84% connected

Of or pertaining to retribution; of the nature of retribution; involving retribution or repayment; as, retributive justice; retributory comforts.

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Retributory 84% connected

Of or pertaining to retribution; of the nature of retribution; involving retribution or repayment; as, retributive justice; retributory comforts.

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Righteous 84% connected

Doing, or according with, that which is right; yielding to all their due; just; equitable; especially, free from wrong, guilt, or sin; holy; as, a ri…

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Righteous 84% connected

Doing, or according with, that which is right; yielding to all their due; just; equitable; especially, free from wrong, guilt, or sin; holy; as, a ri…

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Rightful 84% connected

Righteous; upright; just; good; -- said of persons.

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Rightful 84% connected

Righteous; upright; just; good; -- said of persons.

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Sporting 84% connected

of Sport

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Sporting 84% connected

of Sport

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Vindicatory 84% connected

Tending or serving to vindicate or justify; justificatory; vindicative.

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Vindicatory 84% connected

Tending or serving to vindicate or justify; justificatory; vindicative.

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Justness 74% connected

The quality of being just; conformity to truth, propriety, accuracy, exactness, and the like; justice; reasonableness; fairness; equity; as, justness…

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Justness 74% connected

The quality of being just; conformity to truth, propriety, accuracy, exactness, and the like; justice; reasonableness; fairness; equity; as, justness…

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Equitable 66% connected

Possessing or exhibiting equity; according to natural right or natural justice; marked by a due consideration for what is fair, unbiased, or impartia…

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Equitable 66% connected

Possessing or exhibiting equity; according to natural right or natural justice; marked by a due consideration for what is fair, unbiased, or impartia…

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Fair 66% connected

Free from spots, specks, dirt, or imperfection; unblemished; clean; pure.

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Fair 66% connected

Free from spots, specks, dirt, or imperfection; unblemished; clean; pure.

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Honorable 66% connected

Worthy of honor; fit to be esteemed or regarded; estimable; illustrious.

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Honorable 66% connected

Worthy of honor; fit to be esteemed or regarded; estimable; illustrious.

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Honourable 66% connected

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Honourable 66% connected

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Impartial 66% connected

Not partial; not favoring one more than another; treating all alike; unprejudiced; unbiased; disinterested; equitable; fair; just.

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Impartial 66% connected

Not partial; not favoring one more than another; treating all alike; unprejudiced; unbiased; disinterested; equitable; fair; just.

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Reasonable 66% connected

Having the faculty of reason; endued with reason; rational; as, a reasonable being.

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Reasonable 66% connected

Having the faculty of reason; endued with reason; rational; as, a reasonable being.

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Right 66% connected

Straight; direct; not crooked; as, a right line.

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Right 66% connected

Straight; direct; not crooked; as, a right line.

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Righteous 66% connected

Doing, or according with, that which is right; yielding to all their due; just; equitable; especially, free from wrong, guilt, or sin; holy; as, a ri…

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Righteous 66% connected

Doing, or according with, that which is right; yielding to all their due; just; equitable; especially, free from wrong, guilt, or sin; holy; as, a ri…

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Sensible 66% connected

Capable of being perceived by the senses; apprehensible through the bodily organs; hence, also, perceptible to the mind; making an impression upon th…

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Sensible 66% connected

Capable of being perceived by the senses; apprehensible through the bodily organs; hence, also, perceptible to the mind; making an impression upon th…

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Equity 66% connected

Equality of rights; natural justice or right; the giving, or desiring to give, to each man his due, according to reason, and the law of God to man; f…

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Equity 66% connected

Equality of rights; natural justice or right; the giving, or desiring to give, to each man his due, according to reason, and the law of God to man; f…

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Fairness 66% connected

The state of being fair, or free form spots or stains, as of the skin; honesty, as of dealing; candor, as of an argument, etc.

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Fairness 66% connected

The state of being fair, or free form spots or stains, as of the skin; honesty, as of dealing; candor, as of an argument, etc.

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Mere 66% connected

A pool or lake.

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Precise 66% connected

Having determinate limitations; exactly or sharply defined or stated; definite; exact; nice; not vague or equivocal; as, precise rules of morality.

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Barely 92% connected

Without covering; nakedly.

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But 92% connected

Except with; unless with; without.

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Equitable 92% connected

Possessing or exhibiting equity; according to natural right or natural justice; marked by a due consideration for what is fair, unbiased, or impartia…

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Exactly 92% connected

In an exact manner; precisely according to a rule, standard, or fact; accurately; strictly; correctly; nicely.

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Fair 92% connected

Free from spots, specks, dirt, or imperfection; unblemished; clean; pure.

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Good 92% connected

Possessing desirable qualities; adapted to answer the end designed; promoting success, welfare, or happiness; serviceable; useful; fit; excellent; ad…

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Hardly 92% connected

In a hard or difficult manner; with difficulty.

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Merely 92% connected

Purely; unmixedly; absolutely.

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Only 92% connected

One alone; single; as, the only man present; his only occupation.

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Properly 92% connected

In a proper manner; suitably; fitly; strictly; rightly; as, a word properly applied; a dress properly adjusted.

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Scarce 92% connected

Not plentiful or abundant; in small quantity in proportion to the demand; not easily to be procured; rare; uncommon.

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Scarcely 92% connected

With difficulty; hardly; scantly; barely; but just.

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Simply 92% connected

In a simple manner or state; considered in or by itself; without addition; along; merely; solely; barely.

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Upright 92% connected

In an erect position or posture; perpendicular; vertical, or nearly vertical; pointing upward; as, an upright tree.

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Antonym 2

Unjust 94% connected

Acting contrary to the standard of right; not animated or controlled by justice; false; dishonest; as, an unjust man or judge.

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Unjust 94% connected

Acting contrary to the standard of right; not animated or controlled by justice; false; dishonest; as, an unjust man or judge.

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