Difference between Just and Only

What is the difference between Just and Only?

Just as an adjective is factually fair; correct; proper. while Only as an adjective is singular; part of a relatively small number

Just

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: factually fair; correct; proper. morally fair; upright; righteous, equitable.

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: Only, simply, merely Moments ago, recently By a narrow margin; closely; nearly exactly, perfectly

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A joust, tournament

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To joust, fight a tournament

Example sentence: I'm not trying to be different. To me, I'm just being myself.

Only

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: without others or anything further; exclusivelyno more than; justas recently as

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: singular; part of a relatively small numberwithout sibling; without a sibling of the same gendersingularly superior; the best

Part of speech: conjunction

Definition: Under the condition that; but.However.But for the fact that; except.

Example sentence: Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.

We hope you now know whether to use Just or Only in your sentence.

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