Fault and Justify

Fault

Fault verb - Put or pin the blame on.

Justify is an antonym for fault.

Justify

Justify verb - Let off the hook.

Fault is an antonym for justify.

Common collocations

life fault life justify life
idea fault idea justify idea
nature fault nature justify nature
means fault means justify means
Other words: time, way, decision, times.

Both words in one sentence

  • Film / The Jungle Book (2016) However though, that doesn't justify his repeated murder attempts on Mowgli, especially since the human attack that caused him to lose an eye was his own fault for attacking Mowgli's torch-bearing father first.
  • Never My Fault: As in canon, Vriska has a tendency to justify her actions by saying it's normal troll behavior, even when other trolls are being quite vocal about their disgust.
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