1. just

used especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fitting

Example Sentences:
'a just and lasting peace'
'a kind and just man'
'a just reward'
'his just inheritance'

• conscionable
• fitting
• meet
• retributive
• retributory
• vindicatory
• rightful

• fair
• honorable
• honourable
• right
• righteous

2. equitable, just

fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience

Example Sentences:
'equitable treatment of all citizens'
'an equitable distribution of gifts among the children'

• equitable

• evenhanded
• fair
• honest

3. fair, just

free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

Example Sentences:
'a fair referee'
'fair deal'
'on a fair footing'
'a fair fight'
'by fair means or foul'

• fair

• antimonopoly
• antitrust
• clean
• sporting
• sportsmanlike
• sporty
• fair-and-square
• fair-minded

• impartial
• reasonable
• sensible

4. good, just, upright

of moral excellence

Example Sentences:
'a genuinely good person'
'a just cause'
'an upright and respectable man'

• good
• upright

5. but, just, merely, only, simply

and nothing more

Example Sentences:
'I was merely asking'
'it is simply a matter of time'
'just a scratch'
'he was only a child'
'hopes that last but a moment'

• but
• merely
• only
• simply

6. exactly, just, precisely

indicating exactness or preciseness

Example Sentences:
'he was doing precisely (or exactly) what she had told him to do'
'it was just as he said--the jewel was gone'
'it has just enough salt'

• exactly
• precisely

7. just, just now

only a moment ago

Example Sentences:
'he has just arrived'
'the sun just now came out'

• just now

8. just, simply

absolutely

Example Sentences:
'I just can't take it anymore'
'he was just grand as Romeo'
'it's simply beautiful!'

• simply

9. barely, hardly, just, scarce, scarcely

only a very short time before

Example Sentences:
'they could barely hear the speaker'
'we hardly knew them'
'just missed being hit'
'had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open'
'would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave'

• barely
• hardly
• scarce
• scarcely

10. just

exactly at this moment or the moment described

Example Sentences:
'we've just finished painting the walls, so don't touch them'