Important
Important adjective - Having great meaning or lasting effect.
Justifiable and important are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Justifiable" instead an adjective "Important".
Justifiable
Justifiable adjective - Capable of being defended with good reasoning against verbal attack.
Important and justifiable are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Important" instead an adjective "Justifiable".
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Both words in one sentence
- Considering that it was the Rams' first title game appearance in years, it was probably justifiable, as there is was no way he was going to miss the most important game of his life.
Source: Game-Breaking Injury -
It's often taught in law-related classes, both because it established the important historical precedent that necessity is not grounds for justifiable homicide and because the teachers probably figure that at least it's one case the students are sure to remember.
Source: No Party Like a Donner Party -
He thinks that getting his newspaper is more important than anything (he doesn't read it, he makes his parade float with it) and thinks that if it doesn't arrive one day that means someone stole it, which is justifiable for a neighborhood intervention.
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