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Unjustified vs Unjust - What's the difference?

unjustified | unjust |

As adjectives the difference between unjustified and unjust

is that unjustified is not justified while unjust is not fair, just or right.

unjustified

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • not justified
    • the unjustified killing of an innocent
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    Antonyms

    * justified

    unjust

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Not fair, just or right.
    • The solution was very unjust .

    Synonyms

    * unfair

    Antonyms

    * just

    Related terms

    * justice * injustice

    Usage notes

    Beware that unjust and injustice use different prefixes (French injustice was borrowed into English, but injuste was not). injust'' is archaic and ''unjustice is obsolete.