cop-out

Converse of object

• seem: But on second thoughts it seems a cop-out, because the same could be said of Father Christmas and tooth fairies.
• become: Engaged Buddhism would then become a cop-out for frustrated meditators, a kind of Buddhism Lite.
• use: I f anyone can address the questions and issues I have laid out here, without using a blatant cop-out ( e.g.

Adjective modifier

• complete: On the contrary, it's an almost complete cop-out.
• real: Your answer to ( ii ) is a real cop-out.
• great: Faith is the great cop-out, the great excuse to evade the need to think and evaluate evidence.
• total: But then I thought your ending was a total cop-out.
• blatant: I f anyone can address the questions and issues I have laid out here, without using a blatant cop-out ( e.g.
• huge: To me, tho, that just seems to be a huge cop-out.

Modifies a noun

• clause: Let's hope so, but tacking on a cop-out clause doesn't change the sentiment of the film.
• way: Irony is the ultimate cop-out way of turning something you didn't mean into something you did.