The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - justadj.

1) fair, equitable, impartial, unbiased, unprejudiced, reasonable, fair-minded, even-handed, neutral, objective: Do you think you can expect a just trial after all that publicity? 2 upright, righteous, right-minded, honourable, honest, ethical, moral, principled, straight, decent, good, upstanding, virtuous, lawful: In our system of law, one must believe that juries are basically just. 3) justified, justifiable, well-founded, well-grounded, legitimate, valid, reasonable, rightful, (well-) deserved, due, fitting, proper; condign: She has a just claim to her father's estate. His punishment was just. --adv. 4) only, merely, nothing but, solely, simply, at best, at most, no more than: She said just that and nothing else. 5) exactly, precisely, perfectly; barely, only just, hardly, scarcely, by a hair's breadth, Colloq by the skin of one's teeth: My new car just fits into the garage, with only inches to spare. 6) (only or just) now, a moment ago, (very) recently, lately: We have just returned from a holiday in Tenerife.