Antonyms for justifiable

Grammar : Adj

Spell : juhs-tuh-fahy-uh-buh l, juhs-tuh-fahy-

Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʒʌs təˌfaɪ ə bəl, ˌdʒʌs təˈfaɪ-

Definition of justifiable

Origin : 1520s, from Old French justifiable, from justifiier (see justify). Earlier in same sense was justificable (mid-15c.). Related: Justifiably (mid-15c.).

adj reasonable, well-founded

Example sentences :

To desert a woman was justifiable, under certain circumstances.
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

Yet as a last resort to maintain the right, war is justifiable.
Extract from : « An Explanation of Luther's Small Catechism » by Joseph Stump

If your crime be treason, it cannot be justified; if it be justifiable, it is not treason.
Extract from : « The Shadow of a Crime » by Hall Caine

Still, I almost think the word I substituted is justifiable.
Extract from : « The Greater Power » by Harold Bindloss

Beyond this, however, no interference contrary to the parent's consent, is justifiable.
Extract from : « The Teacher » by Jacob Abbott

Whether Noah was justifiable in preserving this class of insects?
Extract from : « The Biglow Papers » by James Russell Lowell

After these vigorous but justifiable measures, obedience was ensured.
Extract from : « The Philippine Islands » by John Foreman

Whether it was justifiable or not, each reader must settle for himself.
Extract from : « South American Fights and Fighters » by Cyrus Townsend Brady

You acted in justifiable self-defence in shooting the fellow down.
Extract from : « The Coming Conquest of England » by August Niemann

That the means used in this case were justifiable the result has proven.
Extract from : « Bucholz and the Detectives » by Allan Pinkerton

Synonyms for justifiable

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