'Justifiable' definitions:
Definition of 'justifiable'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Capable of being justified
Definition of 'Justifiable'
From: GCIDE
- Justifiable \Jus"ti*fi`a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. justifiable. See Justify.] Capable of being justified, or shown to be just. [1913 Webster]
- Just are the ways of God, And justifiable to men. --Milton.
- Syn: Defensible; vindicable; warrantable; excusable; exculpable; authorizable. -- {Jus"ti*fi`a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Jus"ti*fi`a*bly}, adv. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'justifiable'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- admissible,
- allowable,
- balanced,
- cogent,
- condonable,
- credible,
- defensible,
- deserved,
- dispensable,
- due,
- equitable,
- even,
- evenhanded,
- excusable,
- exemptible,
- expiable,
- fair,
- fair and square,
- fit,
- forgivable,
- good,
- inoffensive,
- just,
- justified,
- lawful,
- legal,
- legitimate,
- legitimized,
- level,
- licit,
- logical,
- meet,
- meet and right,
- merited,
- pardonable,
- permissible,
- plausible,
- proper,
- rational,
- reasonable,
- remissible,
- right,
- right and proper,
- rightful,
- sanctionable,
- sane,
- sensible,
- sound,
- square,
- tenable,
- unobjectionable,
- venial,
- vindicable,
- warrantable,
- warranted,
- well-argued,
- well-founded,
- well-grounded,
- wholesome