unjustified
Not justified, having no justification, unwarrantedNot justified, having no justification, unwarranted.
» It's not unjustified, given the circumstances.
Angesichts der Umstände ist das nicht ungerechtfertigt.
Учитывая обстоятельства, это не так уж неоправданно.
Meaning
2 sensesNot justified, having no justification, unwarranted.
Near-synonym: unjustifiable
the unjustified killing of an innocent
unbegründet, ungerechtfertigt
неопра́вданныйneoprávdannyj
неви́правданийnevýpravdanyj
lacking justification or authorization
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)
unjustified text in a wordprocessor
Examples
4 sentencesIt's not unjustified, given the circumstances.
ruУчитывая обстоятельства, это не так уж неоправданно.
deAngesichts der Umstände ist das nicht ungerechtfertigt.
Tom felt that the criticism levelled against him was unjustified.
The government's response to the protests has been thoroughly unjustified.
He took the accusations to heart, even though they were unjustified.
deEr nahm sich die Vorwürfe sehr zu Herzen, obwohl sie unberechtigt waren.
Translations
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Origin
From un- + justified.From un- + justified.
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Forms
more unjustified, most unjustified| Comparative | more unjustified Lesson |
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| Superlative | most unjustified Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
3 synonyms- lacking justification or authorization:undueunwarranted
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form