Excuse
Excuse noun - A defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc..
Usage example: he kept finding excuses to stay
Self-justification is a synonym for excuse. In some cases you can use "Self-justification" instead a noun "Excuse".
Self-justification
Self-justification noun - A defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc..
Usage example: his transparent self-justification was unacceptable
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Synonyms for Self-justification
Excuse is a synonym for self-justification. You can use "Excuse" instead a noun phrase "Self-justification".
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Deconstruction: The game attacks the idea of Freudian Excuse and Morality Pet as an enabler and/or self-justification for doing terrible actions.
Source: Video Game / Far Cry 4
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Self-justification and Excuse. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/excuse/self-justification
Excuse & Self-justification. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/excuse/self-justification>.
Self-justification or Excuse. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/excuse/self-justification.
