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

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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

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

From Slate • Jan. 12, 2021

If the justness of this observation be admitted, the mode of appointing the officers of the United States contained in the foregoing clauses, must, when examined, be allowed to be entitled to particular commendation.”

From Fox News • Apr. 15, 2020

We proposed here an incipient step towards refutation of the sufficiency and justness of a main theory, now long prevalent, for explaining satisfactorily very many well-proved marvelous facts.

From Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism by Putnam, Allen

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