Hyphenation of justify

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word justify? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

jus-ti-fy

Definitions of justify:

1.	Show to be reasonable or provide adequate ground for The emergency does not warrant all of us buying guns The end justifies the means
2.	Show to be right by providing justification or proof Vindicate a claim
3.	Defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning Rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior He rationalized his lack of success
4.	Let off the hook I absolve you from this responsibility
5.	Adjust the spaces between words Justify the margins

Synonyms of justify:

verb	warrant, confirm, reassert
verb	vindicate, uphold, maintain
verb	apologize, apologise, excuse, rationalize, rationalise, defend, support, fend for
verb	absolve, free, forgive
verb	adjust, set, correct

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.