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cop-outnoun the act or a means of getting or keeping away from something undesirableI think that saying you're sick is just a cop-out to get out of going to work avoidance, dodging, ducking, eluding, elusion, escape, eschewal, eschewing, evasion, out, shaking, shunning bypassing, circumvention, runaround, sidestepping, skirtingaverting, deflection, obviation, precluding, prevention abidance, endurance, submission, toleration to break a promise or agreementdon't cop out on your promise to pay for the damage back down, back off, back out, fink out, renege chicken (out), wimp outbackpedal, backtrackabjure, abnegate, disavow, forswear(also foreswear), recall, recant, repudiate, retract, take back, unsay, withdrawbeg off, cry off(chiefly British) go back on adhere (to), follow through (with)comply (with), fulfill(or fulfil), honor, keep, satisfy ca. 1942 |