just as

1. Also, just so . To the same degree as. For example, Jim's running just as fast as his friend , or He intended to give them just so much work as they could do in a day . [Late 1600s] Also see just so .

2. In precisely the same way as. For example, He's signing his name just as he's always done it . [Early 1600s]

Example Sentences

One of those just-as-good homes which are never as satisfactory as the real kind.

From Project Gutenberg

I am glad there is one continent on which the "I'm-just-as-good-as-you-are" nightmare does not curse the whole land.

From Project Gutenberg

Then just as startling, just-as unprovable as the flash of a shooting star, her glance flashed up at Barton.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• equally
• similarly
• to the same degree