Justify and Need

Justify

Justify verb - To be an acceptable reason for.

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

Need verb - To have as a requirement.

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Justify and need are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Justify" instead a verb "Need".

Nearby Words: needed, needs, needy, needless, needful

ability	justify ability	need ability
power	justify power	need power
work	justify work	need work
name	justify name	need name
Other words: amount, time, way, skills.

However, Chara's need to continuously justify themselves and un-justify others could indicate something else.

Source: Webcomic / Ask Frisk And Company
But if a character is a Funny Animal or a Humanoid Animal, then you may need to throw in some deliberate references or allusions to help justify it.

Source: Rule of Personification Conservation
If you ever accuse them of being evil and demand that they justify their actions — if they even feel any need to justify something to an outsider — don't expect any remorse about their Dirty Business, or even admissions of villainy, whether regretful or gleeful.

Source: Moral Myopia

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