copout

Meaning of copout

noun
  1. an instance of avoiding a commitment or responsibility.
    the government's green paper is a complete cop-out
    some parents fudge the issue by saying that the grandparent has gone away for a little while, but this kind of cop-out is likely to undermine their credibility

Information about copout

  • It is a name.
  • The plural form of copout is: copouts.
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Hyphenation of copout

copout

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 6 chars.
  • copout is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

copout synonyms

Meaning a reason put forward to conceal the real reason for an action; a pretext:

excuse

Meaning a reason given in justification of a course of action that is not the real reason:

pretext

Meaning an attempt to make something that is not the case appear true:

pretence

Meaning the side or part of an object that presents itself to view or that is normally seen or used first; the most forward part of something:

front

Meaning a thing which lies on, over, or around something, especially in order to protect or conceal it:

cover

Meaning deceit used in order to achieve one's goal:

subterfuge

Meaning the action or process of manufacturing or inventing something:

fabrication

Meaning the action of evading something:

evasion

Meaning an act of breaking free from confinement or control:

escape

Words that rhyme with copout

pout, apout, snapout, sleepout, slipout, bullpout, eelpout, campout, hornpout, dropout, aspout, bespout, downspout, drainspout, firespout, gutterspout, landspout, outspout, rainspout, sandspout, spout, upspout, waterspout

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