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Pretext

//ˈpɹiːtɛkst//

Synonyms for "pretext" (118 found)

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General use (99)

Adj, adv, intj, name, noun, verb(1 words)

Adj, name, noun, verb(1 words)

Noun(36 words)

device representation semblance appearance guise simulacrum affectation subterfuge delusion deception pretense rationalization facade ostentation stratagem falsity explanation simulation apology window dressing

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imposture protestation stalking horse speciousness dissemblance rationale meretriciousness pretence dissimulation fakery stalking-horse escape hatch humbuggery smoke screen cover story escape clause

Name, noun, verb(4 words)

screen reason guise ruse

Noun, verb(25 words)

gloss mask stall claim pose posture excuse fraud disguise veil cloak pretension loophole refuge purport camouflage avow plea alibi playacting

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bluffing feigning faking dissembling attitudinizing

Name, noun(1 words)

Adj, noun, verb(5 words)

coloring seeming feint acting cheating

Adj, verb(1 words)

Adj, noun(1 words)

Adv, intj, noun, verb(1 words)

Verb(5 words)

profess allege cover up four-flushing protest too much

false front false show outward show saving clause false air rational ground reason why stated cause the big idea the idea the whatfor the wherefore the why underlying reason reason for way of escape

Adv, conj, noun(1 words)

Informal (19)

Adj, noun, verb, slang(5 words)

color trick gilt pretend posing

Name, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Noun, phrase, verb, slang(1 words)

Adj, intj, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Adj, adv, name, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Noun, verb, slang(3 words)

handle varnish masquerade

Adj, name, noun, verb, slang(2 words)

Intj, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Adj, intj, name, noun, slang(1 words)

Adj, adv, noun, slang(1 words)

Adv, noun, slang(1 words)

Noun, slang(1 words)

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