adjective
used especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fitting
Examples
- a just and lasting peace"- A.Lincoln
- a kind and just man
- a just reward
- his just inheritance
adjective
fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience
Synonyms
Examples
- equitable treatment of all citizens
- an equitable distribution of gifts among the children
adjective
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception
Synonyms
Examples
- conforming with established standards or rules
- a fair referee
- fair deal
- on a fair footing
- a fair fight
- by fair means or foul
adjective
of moral excellence
Synonyms
Examples
- a genuinely good person
- a just cause
- an upright and respectable man
adverb
and nothing more
Synonyms
Examples
- 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
adverb
indicating exactness or preciseness
Synonyms
Examples
- 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
- Properly speaking, all true work is religion."--Thomas Carlyle
adverb
only a moment ago
Synonyms
just now
Examples
- he has just arrived
- the sun just now came out
adverb
(used for emphasis) absolutely
Synonyms
Examples
- I just can't take it anymore
- he was just grand as Romeo
- it's simply beautiful!
adverb
only a very short time before
Synonyms
Examples
- we hardly knew them
- had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open
- would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats
adverb
possibly (indicating a slight chance of something being true)
Examples
- it might just happen
adverb
exactly at this moment or the moment described
Examples
- we've just finished painting the walls, so don't touch them
adverb
by a little
Synonyms
Examples
- I only just caught the bus
- he finished the marathon in just under 3 hours
- it was barely 5 a.m.
- the network has barely 5 percent of viewers
- the batter just missed being hit