Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun alibi

2 senses of alibi

Sense 1
alibi -- ((law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question)
       => defense, defence, vindication -- (the justification for some act or belief; "he offered a persuasive defense of the theory")

Sense 2
excuse, alibi, exculpation, self-justification -- (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")
       => defense, defence, vindication -- (the justification for some act or belief; "he offered a persuasive defense of the theory")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb alibi

1 sense of alibi

Sense 1
alibi -- (exonerate by means of an alibi)
       => excuse, explain -- (serve as a reason or cause or justification of; "Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work"; "Her recent divorce may explain her reluctance to date again")