JUSTICE Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

justice

noun

ˈjə-stəs

Definition of justice

as in right

the practice of giving to others what is their due or an instance of this the victim's family felt that justice had been done in the case

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as in judge

a public official having authority to decide questions of law a justice of the U.S. Supreme Court

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as in neutrality

lack of favoritism toward one side or another with scrupulous justice, the marriage counselor noted that both parties had much to atone for

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Recent Examples of justice Though their journeys have each been unique, one conviction that they mutually are committed to is a desire to do justice to the craft and the responsibility held by women who dedicate their lives to their pen. — Brianna J. Heath, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026 Kelly Elizabeth Shea pleaded guilty to misdemeanor obstruction of justice in a plea deal Wednesday afternoon, and a judge sentenced her to a year of probation and community service. — Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2026 This is apparently perfectly fine with the US justice system. — Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026 Royer had previously served a federal sentence that ended in 2012 for racketeering conspiracy, securities fraud conspiracy, securities fraud, obstruction of justice and witness tampering. — Karma Sabbah, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for justice

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Noun

Many of his domestic critics have faulted him for prolonging the war in Gaza to appease his far-right allies, and for permitting ultra-Orthodox Jews to forgo military service to appease that sizable religious voter bloc.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
Ellison fils’s most high-profile hiring decision was to enlist Bari Weiss—the former Times Opinion editor and founder of the center-right publication The Free Press—as editor-in-chief of CBS News.

— Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of right

Noun

Fox News Digital asked Martin whether that level of support undermined Ireland's neutrality.

— Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026
This initiative is a key step toward reaching full carbon neutrality across its vehicles, factories, and supply chain no later than 2050.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of neutrality

Noun

Li fled to China, with Xuan and Zhang’s help, according to court filings.

— James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
To assure further compliance, Section 5 of the act required those states to get approval from the Justice Department or a court before making any changes to their electoral systems.

— Jeffrey Toobin, The New York Review of Books, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of court

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An algorithm trained on incomplete or unrepresentative data can reproduce inequities already present in healthcare, except now those decisions arrive wrapped in the appearance of objectivity.

— Paula Ferrada, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
But the murkiness doesn’t last long in a production that achieves an admirable balance between objectivity and emotion, abstraction and representation.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of objectivity

Noun

Netflix strongly encourages employees to take a portion of their pay in the form of equity, but with shares down more than 45 percent from a year ago employees who have done so are feeling the pain.

— Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026
For months, equity traders holding CoreWeave (CRWV) have played that guard.

— Michael Khouw, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026

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