Synonyms of justifications

justifications

noun

plural of justification

as in excuses

an explanation that frees one from fault or blame

offered a weak justification for why he was so late

Synonyms & Similar Words

• excuses
• reasons
• apologies
• alibis
• pleas
• defenses
• rationales
• rationalizations
• pretexts
• pretenses
• outs
• vindications
• cop-outs
• confessions
• colors
• acknowledgments
• guises
• atonements
• whitewashes
• extenuations
• palliations

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of justifications

Idaho allows exemptions for medical, religious or other reasons, and medical justifications account for very few of those exemptions, according to data from the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare. — Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 21 Aug. 2026

At the center lies carceral safety politics—logics that turn fears of violence into justifications for punitive responses. — Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2026

His shows were cancelled for what writers for Ynet and Haaretz considered questionable reasons, among them alleged pressure from Netanyahu’s allies, although the networks involved named other justifications, including financial ones. — Bernard Avishai, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2026

Echoing Turkey’s justifications for its contentious S-400 acquisition completed the year before, which led a ban from the F-35 program and CAATSA sanctions slapped on Ankara, Iraqi officials claimed America offered no viable alternative. — Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

And in many cases, the same justifications elucidated by Douglass remain. — Jacob Ware, The Conversation, 31 July 2026

Hegseth, who appeared before the Senate Appropriations Committee to request an additional $67 billion in funding, was pressed by Democrats to be more transparent about the war's war's progress, goals, strategies and justifications. — Mary Bruce, ABC News, 22 July 2026

All of these excuses and explanations and justifications are wrong, and missing the point. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026

None of those justifications appear to apply here, according to contracting experts and former staffers consulted by ProPublica. — Anna Maria Barry-Jester, ProPublica, 17 July 2026