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The student was justifying her answer with evidence.
What does Justifying mean?
Justifying means giving good reasons.
Dictionary definition
Giving reasons or evidence to show that something is fair, right, or reasonable.
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Justifying in a sentence
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A strong paragraph includes details for justifying an opinion.
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The speaker was careful about justifying each claim with facts.
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What does justifying mean?
Justifying means giving good reasons.
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Supporting is close in meaning to justifying.
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WordJustifying.
Partverb, adjective.
MeaningJustifying means giving good reasons.
ExampleExample: The student was justifying her answer with evidence.
Word breakdown
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- Syllables
- jus · tuh · fy · ing
- Strongest beat
- jus
- Ending
- ing
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- Put a little extra energy on jus.
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Synonyms
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explainingUse for making something clear.
supportingUse for backing up an idea with reasons or evidence.
Antonyms
Opposite words
questioningUse for asking whether something is true or fair.
doubtingUse for not being sure about something.
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Justifying means giving good reasons.
Common mix-up
Justifying is not the same as questioning. Justifying means justifying means giving good reasons.
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