justifiable
[adjective]
Synonyms: reasonable, acceptable, defensible, excusable, legitimate, sensible, understandable, valid, warrantable

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Antonyms: unjustifiable
Related Words: admissible, allowable, legitimate, reasonable, forgivable, pardonable, remissible

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

jus‧ti‧fi‧a‧ble AC /ˈdʒʌstəfaɪəbəl, ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪəbəl/ adjective
[Word Family: adjective: justifiable ≠ unjustifiable, justified ≠ unjustified; verb: justify; noun: justification; adverb: justifiably ≠ unjustifiably]
actions, reactions, decisions etc that are justifiable are acceptable because they are done for good reasons:
justifiable anger
economically/commercially justifiable
Are these experiments morally justifiable?
—justifiably adverb

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

justifiable
adj.
VERBS be, seem | become | consider sth, think sth We consider this action justifiable.
ADV. entirely | commercially, economically | ethically, morally
PREP. ~ on the grounds of/that The cutbacks are justifiable on the grounds of cost.
~ on … grounds The rule is justifiable on safety grounds.

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