50 entries under justify topic. ×

11
excuse(noun, verb, cover, clear, maintain)
7
whitewash(verb, cover, show, maintain, ease)
6
rationalize(verb, maintain, hide, claim, defend)
5
explain(verb, defend, spare, relieve, excuse)
3
vindicate(verb, cover, maintain, ease, moderate)
2
defend(verb, maintain, claim, uphold, explain)
2
exculpate(verb, cover, clear, release, maintain)
2
explain away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, show, deliberate)
2
free(verb, reduce, maintain, ease, lessen)
2
make allowance(expression, deliberate, forget, excuse)
1
account for(expression, deliberate, excuse, vindicate)
1
apply logic(expression, deliberate, excuse, vindicate)
1
argue(maintain, defend, uphold, prove, refute)
1
confute(maintain, defend, uphold, prove, refute)
1
cop a plea(expression, idiom, deliberate, excuse)
1
cop out(expression, deliberate, excuse, vindicate)
1
corroborate(maintain, defend, uphold, prove, refute)
1
disculpate(maintain, defend, uphold, prove, refute)
1
disprove(maintain, defend, uphold, prove, refute)
1
elucidate(deliberate, excuse, vindicate)
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