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justness

[juhst-nis] / ˈdʒʌst nɪs /
NOUN
fairness
Synonyms
STRONG
candor charitableness charity civility consideration courtesy decency decorum detachment disinterest disinterestedness dispassion dispassionateness due duty equity exactitude fair-mindedness goodness honesty honor humanity impartiality integrity justice legitimacy moderation nonpartisanship objectiveness objectivity propriety rationality reasonableness right righteousness rightfulness rightness seemliness suitability tolerance truth uprightness veracity
WEAK
equitableness fair shake give and take good faith impartialness open-mindedness square deal
Antonyms
STRONG
artifice bad manners bias corruption deception discourtesy disgrace dishonesty dishonor disregard disrespect falsehood immorality impoliteness impropriety indecency injustice lying partiality rudeness treachery unfairness unjustness wrong

Example Sentences

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It’s an uncomfortable truth, so we rarely question the justness of it.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2024

"Exxon and its lawyers threw everything they could at them, and they overcame it. That is a testament not simply to their perseverance, but to the justness of their cause."

From BBC • May 15, 2023

Not every stance James has voiced has been consistent with justness.

From Washington Post • Feb. 11, 2023

Both groups thrived on elaborate falsehoods about the justness of their lost causes.

From Slate • Jan. 12, 2021

I could not but admire the affability and kindness of the General, and was fully satisfied myself, and so were all who heard him, of, I believe, the justness of the remarks he made.

From Twenty-Five Years in the Rifle Brigade by Surtees, William