JUSTIFICATION as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of defending or explaining or making excuses for by reasoning
   Usage Example(s)
   • the justification of barbarous means by holy ends- H.J.Muller
   Hypernyms(s) justification is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • vindication (what does vindication mean?)
   • exoneration (what does exoneration mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • apologize (what does apologize mean?)
   • apologise (what does apologise mean?)
   • excuse (what does excuse mean?)
   • justify (what does justify mean?)
   • rationalize (what does rationalize mean?)
   • rationalise (what does rationalise mean?)
   • justify (what does justify mean?)
   • warrant (what does warrant mean?)
2. Meaning
   • something (such as a fact or circumstance) that shows an action to be reasonable or necessary
   Usage Example(s)
   • he considered misrule a justification for revolution
   Hypernyms(s) justification is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • circumstance (what does circumstance mean?)
   • condition (what does condition mean?)
   • consideration (what does consideration mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • apologize (what does apologize mean?)
   • apologise (what does apologise mean?)
   • excuse (what does excuse mean?)
   • justify (what does justify mean?)
   • rationalize (what does rationalize mean?)
   • rationalise (what does rationalise mean?)
   • justify (what does justify mean?)
   • warrant (what does warrant mean?)
   • justify (what does justify mean?)
   • vindicate (what does vindicate mean?)
3. Meaning
   • a statement in explanation of some action or belief
   Hypernyms(s) justification is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • explanation (what does explanation mean?)
   • account (what does account mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • cause (what does cause mean?)
   • reason (what does reason mean?)
   • grounds (what does grounds mean?)
   • defense (what does defense mean?)
   • defence (what does defence mean?)
   • vindication (what does vindication mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • absolve (what does absolve mean?)
   • justify (what does justify mean?)
   • free (what does free mean?)
   • apologize (what does apologize mean?)
   • apologise (what does apologise mean?)
   • excuse (what does excuse mean?)
   • justify (what does justify mean?)
   • rationalize (what does rationalize mean?)
   • rationalise (what does rationalise mean?)
   • justify (what does justify mean?)
   • warrant (what does warrant mean?)
   • justify (what does justify mean?)
   • vindicate (what does vindicate mean?)