Thesaurus results for ALIBIS

alibis 1 of 2

noun

plural of alibi

as in excuses

an explanation that frees one from fault or blame a student who always has a very creative alibi for undone homework or late papers

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verb

present tense third-person singular of alibi

as in accounts (for)

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Recent Examples of alibis

Noun

Each of the six main suspects get their chance to give their version of events on the day of Jodie’s death, effectively supplying their own alibis. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026 Under a Facebook post from the local NBC affiliate announcing his arrest are dozens of people volunteering to provide alibis. — T.m. Brown, CNN Money, 30 July 2026 Guests are encouraged to interrogate everyone at their tables (and other tables) for seemingly suspicious backgrounds and alibis. — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for alibis

Noun

The town council will give so many excuses as to why they were approved.

— Stephen Korka, Sun Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026
The rules, which are never explained, are put there as flimsy excuses for aspects of the pilot that don’t hold together otherwise.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of excuses

Verb

Patchett rationalizes Mary’s decision by establishing that Nutmeg was old.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026
But since neo-Brandeisian thought rejects economics as a pseudo-science that rationalizes the desires of capital owners, that objection carries little weight.

— Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 26 May 2026

Definition of rationalizes

Noun

Tina was granted a divorce on grounds of cruelty, one of the few legal justifications for divorce in 1903.

— Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 14 Oct. 2026
Well, it’s generally focused on the origins of and justifications for Baldwin’s multi-decade persecution complex.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of justifications

Noun

Among their reasons for concern is Ohio’s poor track record when women are on the ballot.

— Philip Elliott, Time, 19 Oct. 2026
These tools are primarily used by those who make less than $50,000 according to a 2022 Government Accountability Office report, with food and rent being the key reasons people use the service, one case study of food and restaurant workers found.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026