Synonyms for alibied
verb legitimize, substantiate- advocate
- condone
- confirm
- countenance
- defend
- explain
- favor
- maintain
- rationalize
- support
- sustain
- uphold
- validate
- vindicate
- warrant
- absolve
- acquit
- alibi
- approve
- assert
- brief
- claim
- clear
- contend
- crawl
- establish
- exculpate
- excuse
- exonerate
- legalize
- palliate
- pardon
- plead
- rebut
- square
- verify
- answer for
- apologize for
- argue for
- be answerable for
- bear out
- cop a plea
- do justice to
- make allowances
- make good
- show cause
- speak in favor
- stand up for
Antonyms for alibied
- attack
- condemn
- contradict
- deny
- desert
- disapprove
- neglect
- oppose
- refuse
- reject
- veto
- accuse
- blame
- charge
- convict
- damn
- disagree
- disprove
- incriminate
- invalidate
- punish
- sentence
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.
Word Origin & History
1743, "the plea of having been elsewhere when an action took place," from Latin alibi "elsewhere, somewhere else," locative of alius "(an)other" (see alias (adv.)). The weakened sense of "excuse" is attested since 1912, but technically any proof of innocence that doesn't involve being "elsewhere" is an excuse, not an alibi.