justified

Proven to be right

Justified means shown to be right, reasonable, or warranted.

An action is justified when sufficient grounds support it: Her anger was completely justified.

A person feels justified in doing something when they believe they have good reason: He felt justified in leaving early.

In typesetting, justified text has even margins on both sides, with spacing adjusted so lines align flush left and right.

warranted

deserved

Rightfully earned or warranted

fair · fitting · proper · due · earned · vindicated · defensible · supportable · reasonable · legitimate

righteous

virtuous

Morally excellent, principled

principled · noble · blameless · pious · devout · godly · holy · saintly · self-righteous · sanctimonious

aligned

flush

Same suit, five cards

ragged · centered · block · column · paragraph · spacing · indentation · grid · symmetry · balance

typographic

kerning

Letter-pair spacing adjustment

indent · margin · gutter · flush · ragged · hyphenation · letter-spacing · measure · column

Categories
Opposites
rational basis

justifiedunjustified

Lacking adequate reason

unwarranted · groundless · baseless · unfounded · unsupported

moral legitimacy

justifiedwrong

Contrary to fact

indefensible · inexcusable · unforgivable · illegitimate · unconscionable

text alignment (typography)

justifiedragged

Worn to shreds

unjustified · flush left · flush right · ragged right · centered

Phrases
Family

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