Cop Out

Synonyms of cop out

• avoid
• evade
• shirk

Antonyms of cop out

• confront
• face
• own up

Collocations of cop out

excuse

Frequency: 80 %

Stop making excuses and take responsibility for your actions.

avoidance

Frequency: 70 %

His constant avoidance of difficult conversations is a cop out.

blame

Frequency: 60 %

She always tries to shift the blame onto others as a cop out.

escape

Frequency: 50 %

Using humor as an escape is just a cop out from facing reality.

shirk responsibility

Frequency: 40 %

He tends to shirk responsibility by using excuses as a cop out.

Idiomatic Expressions for cop out

• Phrase: cop-out answer
  Meaning: an unconvincing or evasive response to a question or issue
  Usage: Her cop-out answer to why she was late was that she overslept.