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Common collocations with justified in American Collocation

justified adjective

US /ˈdʒʌstɪˌfaɪd/

completely

completely
entirely
fully
perfectly
quite
totally
wholly

I feel fully justified in expressing a personal opinion about the matter.

in a particular way

economically
legally
morally
scientifically

Do you think you are morally justified in downloading music illegally?

partly

partially
partly

We can feel partially justified at least.

very

well

Howie felt well justified in having invested $2m to treble capacity at his processing plant last year.

in a way that is not based on personal feelings

objectively

The new law will prevent discrimination on the basis of age, unless that can be objectively justified.

appear
be
feel
prove
seem

The fears she had expressed were to prove justified.