Flimsy
Flimsy adjective - Being of a material lacking in sturdiness or substance.
Justification and flimsy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Justification" instead an adjective "Flimsy".
Justification
Justification noun - An explanation that frees one from fault or blame.
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Synonyms for Justification
Flimsy and justification are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Flimsy" instead an adjective "Justification".
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- Then Harshwhinny enters the scene and tears his flimsy attempts at justification to shreds.
Source: Fanfic / The Great Alicorn Hunt -
If the attacker wins, he only has to provide some kind of justification (even something as flimsy as "he looked at me funny") and none of the other koloss will care.
- A Nazi by Any Other Name: The protagonists hunt down, murder, and kill people for the way they're born with a flimsy self-justification.
Source: Literature / Soledad O'Roarke
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