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do justice to

VERB
justify
Synonyms
STRONGEST
advocate condone confirm countenance defend explain favor maintain rationalize support sustain uphold validate vindicate warrant
STRONG
absolve acquit alibi approve assert brief claim clear contend crawl establish exculpate excuse exonerate legalize palliate pardon plead rebut square verify
WEAK
answer for apologize for argue for be answerable for bear out cop a plea make allowances make good show cause speak in favor stand up for
Antonyms
STRONGEST
attack condemn contradict deny desert disapprove neglect oppose refuse reject veto
STRONG
accuse blame charge convict damn disagree disprove incriminate invalidate punish sentence
VERB
perform
Synonyms
STRONGEST
achieve act behave complete do execute finish function implement meet observe operate take work
STRONG
comply discharge effect end enforce fulfill move percolate perk react realize satisfy tick transact
WEAK
be engaged in bring about bring off carry through carry to completion deliver the goods dispose of do to a turn go that route pull off put through run with the ball take care of business wind up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
abstain avoid bear cancel cease create destroy discontinue dodge fail forget give up halt idle ignore keep lose maintain miss neglect stop
STRONG
deny dissuade overlook refuse
WEAK
direct prevent
VERB
vindicate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
absolve acquit corroborate defend disprove exonerate justify prove refute substantiate uphold
STRONG
advocate argue assert claim clear confute contend establish exculpate excuse extenuate free guard maintain protect rationalize rehabilitate second shield support warrant whitewash
WEAK
bear out disculpate free from blame plead for
Antonyms
STRONGEST
blame charge condemn convict deny disprove incriminate prove sentence
STRONG
attack desert destroy forget hurt ignore neglect oppose reject ruin
WEAK
accuse punish

Example Sentences

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Yet despite the strong ratings of these audition programmes, some critics question if teenagers and young hopefuls can do justice to a genre that is so emotionally weighty.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

“Yes, they’re condensed, because some of them were very long, 20, 30 minutes. But I wanted to do justice to what those fights were, historically.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025

In any event, it is impossible to do justice to the collection, which ranges over millennia, primarily from 3000 B.C. to A.D.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 5, 2025

A 12-point lead did not do justice to their performance.

From BBC • Jul. 19, 2025

All she had to do now was discover the stories, not just the subjects, but a way of unfolding them, that would do justice to her new knowledge.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan