Finish and Justify

Finish

Finish verb - To bring (something) to a state where nothing remains to be done.

Justify and finish are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Justify" instead a verb "Finish".

Nearby Words: finished, finis, finishing, finisher

Justify

Justify verb - To be an acceptable reason for.

Finish and justify are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Finish" instead a verb "Justify".

Mutual synonyms

Common collocations

work finish work justify work
time finish time justify time
way finish way justify way
act finish act justify act
Other words: war, times.

Both words in one sentence

  • The Gods Must Be Lazy The Belgariad and its sequels and prequels, however, justify playing it dead straight by having the gods actually leave the friggin' planet because The Chosen One will need it to finish The Prophecy, and if they fight Torak they'll go and destroy the world.
  • Web Video / My Little Pony: The Mentally Advanced Series Sadly, after months of work, that project officially became vaporware when Greg and Petirep realized (1) it was taking way too long and there was no way in hell they'd finish it by the deadline, especially not with Petirep trying to go pro, and (2) it wasn't funny enough to justify all the work.
  • In keeping with the trope, you'll have some characters arguing that you can't justify destroying an entire species no matter how much damage it once caused (keeping in mind that the Rachni Wars happened almost 2,000 years ago), and others who argue that it's time to "finish the job".
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