CASUISTRY Synonyms
There are 7 hypernyms of the word casuistry. (close relations)
casuistic
Best Alternative Words for CASUISTRY
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| excuse | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc. • a note explaining an absence • a poor example verb • accept an excuse for • grant exemption or release to • serve as a reason or cause or justification of • defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning • ask for permission to be released from an engagement • excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with | ||||||||
| legalism | nounn | |||||||
noun • strict conformity to the letter of the law rather than its spirit | ||||||||
| rationalization | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the cognitive process of making something seem consistent with or based on reason • (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your true motivation is concealed by explaining your actions and feelings in a way that is not threatening • (mathematics) the simplification of an expression or equation by eliminating radicals without changing the value of the expression or the roots of the equation • the organization of a business according to scientific principles of management in order to increase efficiency • systematic organization; the act of organizing something according to a system or a rationale | ||||||||
| sophistry | nounn | |||||||
noun • a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone | ||||||||
