Synonyms for Alibi
ˈæl əˌbaɪal·i·bi

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1. alibinoun

   (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question

   Synonyms:
   excuse, exculpation, self-justification

2. excuse, alibi, exculpation, self-justificationverb

   a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.

   "he kept finding excuses to stay"; "every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job"; "his transparent self-justification was unacceptable"

   Synonyms:
   apology, excuse, exculpation, alibi, self-justification

3. alibiverb

   exonerate by means of an alibi

Matched Categories

1. • Defense
   • Excuse
   • Law

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1. List of paraphrases for "alibi":

   alibis, excuse, pretext

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1. Olivia Nuzzi:

   I’m part of a system that enables political leaders to have it both ways, to indulge in ugliness and irresponsibility and to distance themselves from their own actions. The press provides the alibi as it prosecutes the case.

2. Fidel Bafilemba:

   The policy is to keep the FDLR as long as possible in eastern Congo because if it's gone Kabila himself will no longer have an alibi to not provide the basics to his people – water, education, food, security.

3. Bret Walker:

   You have to destroy the alibi, otherwise there is a reasonable doubt.

4. Kyriakos Mitsotakis:

   It is obvious that the climate crisis is affecting the whole planet, that is the explanation, but not an excuse, or an alibi. We may have done everything that was humanly possible, but in many cases this did not seem to be enough in the unequal battle with nature.

5. Antoni Kapcia:

   That potentially shifts the onus onto the Cuban government if they can't expand internet access, they may have lost that bit of an alibi.