1. Indicating exactness or preciseness
   "he was doing just what she had told him to do"; "it was just as he said — the jewel was gone"; "it has just enough salt";
   - precisely, exactly, properly
    
2. Only a moment ago
   "he has just arrived"; "the sun just now came out";
   - just now
    
3. Only a very short time before
   "we just knew them";
   - barely, hardly, scarcely, scarce
    
4. (used for emphasis) absolutely
   "I just can't take it anymore"; "he was just grand as Romeo";
   - simply
    
5. And nothing more
   "just a scratch";
   - merely, simply, only, but
    
6. Exactly at this moment or the moment described
   "we've just finished painting the walls, so don't touch them"
    
7. By a little
   "I only just caught the bus"; "he finished the marathon in just under 3 hours"; "the batter just missed being hit";
   - barely
    
8. Possibly (indicating a slight chance of something being true)
   "it might just happen"

1. Fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience
   "just treatment of all citizens";
   - equitable
    
2. Free from favouritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
   "a just referee";
   - fair
    
3. Used especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fitting
   "a just reward"; "his just inheritance"; "a just and lasting peace"; "a kind and just man"
    
4. Of moral excellence
   "a just cause";
   - good, upright

Derived forms: juster, justest

See also: antimonopoly, antitrust [N. Amer], clean, conscionable, equity, evenhanded, fair, fair-and-square, fair-minded, fairness, fitting, honest, honorable [US], honourable [Brit, Cdn], impartial, meet [archaic], reasonable, retributive, retributory, right, righteous, rightful, sensible, sporting, sportsmanlike, sporty, vindicatory

Antonym: unjust

Encyclopedia: Just, Melvin: Just Evil