justifying
verbHow many syllables in justifying?
There are 4 syllables in the word justifying.How to pronounce justifying:
Definition of justifying:
- justifying (verb):
- to defend (an action) as being warranted
- to prove or show to be just, right, or reasonable
Synonyms for justifying:
absolve
acquit
approve
bear out
confirm
defend
establish
exculpate
excuse
excusing
exonerate
explain
explaining
ignoring
legalize
legitimize
maintain
rationalizing
substantiate
support
sustain
uphold
validate
vindicate
warrant
Antonyms for justifying:
abrasive
aggravating
annoying
bothersome
exasperating
galling
grating
infuriating
irksome
irritating
maddening
magnifying
pesky
provoking
rankling
riling
vexatious
vexing
Here are some other common 4-syllable words.
- overpowered
- nominator
- repositioned
- lusciously
- vigilantly
- unremitting
- deligation
- vicegerent
- unpredicted
- correctable
- decilitre
- banality
- videotape
- malodorous
- arenaceous
- reprimanded
- embezzler
- witticism
- vermillion
- popularise
- demarkation
- paraplegic
- habituate
- extravagance
- attributed
- ingratiating
- foreseeable
- convincingly
- fruitarians
- disfranchisement
- uneasily
- impersonate
- effervescence
- reposition
- hypothesize
- consternation
- hectometer
- disappointing
- advertises
- circumstantial
- indiscipline
- dilettante
- superficial
- overwritten
- impermanent
- ululating
- effusively
- demoralize
- jeopardise
- indicating
- … more
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