alibi

Examples

• All

• If we were to sneak out for a while and then come back, we'd have an alibi.

  Fiction book (1999)

• This was another item to establish my alibi.

  Double Indemnity (1944)

• Do you want my alibi so I can go home?

  The Black Dahlia (2006)

• What is our alibi for that?

  Erzulie (2022)

• It's just, I need an alibi, man.

  Bully (2001)

• So, I need the perfect front, you know, the perfect alibi.

  Hit Man (2024)

• I need an alibi, Marcus.

  The Invisible (2007)

• So you still don't have an alibi?

  QUICKSAND (2022)

• Professor Donovan says we really, really need your alibi.

  Fiction book (2001)

• That's touching, Elle, but we need an alibi.

  Fiction book (2001)

Synonyms

E

excuse

vsalibi

859 1.7

A reason people give often as a written note to explain an absence

is a more specific reason showing presence elsewhere to avoid blame

S

solid alibi

vsalibi

5 3.8

A strong proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

is a general reason not limited to proving presence elsewhere

I

ironclad alibi

vsalibi

2 5.8

Very strong proof that someone was somewhere else and cannot be proved wrong

is a general reason that can be weaker or open to challenge

W

watertight alibi

vsalibi

1 4.4

Strong, clear proof that shows someone was not at a crime scene

is a general reason that may be less certain or refutable

Antonyms

A

admission

117 3.8

A statement where someone says they did something after denying it

Idioms

E

et alibi

• Formal

9.9

Shows that similar information appears elsewhere in the same work

Compounds

S

solid alibi

5 3.8

A strong proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

I

ironclad alibi

2 5.8

Very strong proof that someone was somewhere else and cannot be proved wrong

W

watertight alibi

1 4.4

Strong, clear proof that shows someone was not at a crime scene

How Plausible

ironclad alibi

2 5.8

alibi

• Specialized

183 4.8

alibi

52 3.7

Surface Forms

Etymology