just

Meanings

• used especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fitting; - A.Lincoln
  • "a just and lasting peace"
  • "a kind and just man"
  • "a just reward"
  • "his just inheritance"
• fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience
• free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
• of moral excellence
  • "a just cause"
• and nothing more
  • "just a scratch"
• indicating exactness or preciseness
  • "it was just as he said--the jewel was gone"
  • "it has just enough salt"
• only a moment ago
  • "he has just arrived"
  • "the sun just now came out"
• absolutely
  • "I just can't take it anymore"
  • "he was just grand as Romeo"
• only a very short time before; ; ; ; ; - W.B.Yeats
  • "just missed being hit"
• exactly at this moment or the moment described
  • "we've just finished painting the walls, so don't touch them"

Synonyms

barely, but, equitable, exactly, fair, good, hardly, just now, merely, only, precisely, scarce, scarcely, simply, upright