[adverb] and nothing more; "I was merely asking"; "it is simply a matter of time"; "just a scratch"; "he was only a child"; "hopes that last but a moment" Synonyms:merely, simply, only, but
[adverb] indicating exactness or preciseness; "he was doing precisely (or exactly) what she had told him to do"; "it was just as he said Synonyms:precisely, exactly
[adverb] only a moment ago; "he has just arrived"; "the sun just now came out" Synonyms:now
[adverb] absolutely; "I just can't take it anymore"; "he was just grand as Romeo"; "it's simply beautiful!" Synonyms:simply
[adverb] by a small margin; "they could barely hear the speaker"; "we hardly knew them"; "just missed being hit"; "had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open"; "would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats Synonyms:barely, hardly, scarcely, scarce
[adjective] used especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fitting; "a just and lasting peace"- A.Lincoln; "a kind and just man"; "a just reward"; "his just inheritance"
[adjective] implying justice dictated by reason, conscience, and a natural sense of what is fair to all; "equitable treatment of all citizens"; "an equitable distribution of gifts among the children" Synonyms:equitable
[adjective] free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; or conforming with established standards or rules; "a fair referee"; "fair deal"; "on a fair footing"; "a fair fight"; "by fair means or foul" Synonyms:fair
[adjective] of moral excellence; "a genuinely good person"; "a just cause"; "an upright and respectable man"; "the life of the nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and virtuous"- Frederick Douglass Synonyms:good, upright, virtuous
