Synonym of the pretext

Noun

alibi cause con excuse grounds guise ploy pretence pretense ruse affectation appearance bluff cleanup cloak colour color colouring coloring cover cover-up device face feint front mask masquerade plea routine semblance show simulation stall stratagem subterfuge veil cop-out cover story fig leaf red herring song and dance

Noun

cause reason basis call stimulus need grounds justification occasion provocation consideration necessity ground excuse

Noun

pretence pretense charade cloak con cover falsehood hoax semblance trick veneer act acting affectation appearance artifice claim deceit deception display dissimulation double-dealing evasion fabrication facade fakery falsification feigning gag guise insincerity invention make-believe mask masquerade misrepresentation misstatement ostentation posing posturing pretentiousness routine ruse schtick sham shuffling simulation stall stunt subterfuge trickery veil wile dumb act faking false pretense imitation

Noun

apology approval argument confirmation explanation rationale rationalisation rationalization reasoning vindication absolution account acquittal advocacy answer apologia defence defense exculpation exoneration extenuation idea mitigation palliation palliative plea rebuttal redemption reply response salvation sanctification story support validation warrant wherefore raison d'être song and dance whatfor whitewashing whole idea why and wherefore

Noun

costume disguise getup light manifestation outfit phase rig air aspect behaviour behavior colour color demeanour demeanor dress face fashion form front mien mode pose posture role shape show showing simulacrum disguisement false front false show seeming

Noun

alibi substitute cleanup expedient jive makeshift regrets shift song stopgap whitewash cop-out cover story coverup fish story

Noun

affirmation allegation assertion assurance avowal case declaration profession proof retort statement airtight case

Noun

stratagem gimmick one-upmanship ploy tactic action angle bit brainchild child device dodge feint gambit game gamesmanship intrigue layout manoeuvre maneuver method pitch plan play plot proposition racket scenario scene scheme setup slant switch twist booby trap game plan grift little game

Noun

avoidance dodging ducking escape hedging skirting stonewalling circumvention cunning ditch elusion equivocation evasiveness lie obliqueness prevarication quibble shirking shunning slip sophism sophistry equivocating eschewal evading fancy footwork fudging fugiviteness fugivity run-around stonewall

Noun

camouflage false face visor beard blind concealment cover-up dissembling domino hood put-on screen visage fig leaf vizard window dressing

Noun

bait bluff cheat distraction duck fake hoodwinking imposture pretension snare mock attack

Noun

façade colouring coloring exterior frontage gloss look phoney phony false colors window-dressing

Noun

mantle shawl cape capote shield wrap manteau

Noun

apologetics apologetic apologism

Noun

fraud illusion scam catch chicane crock decoy fallacy fib hogwash hustle malarkey ride shuck sting swindle trap wrinkle bilk confidence game con game fast one fast shuffle mare's-nest snow job

Noun

charlatan farce forgery hypocrisy mockery travesty burlesque cant caricature counterfeit flimflam impostor mock pretend pseudo sell smoke spoof hypocriticalness pharisaism phoniness

Noun

premise antecedent base bedrock demonstration determinant dope evidence factor footing foundation goods groundwork inducement info information infrastructure motive numbers root seat substratum test testimony trial underpinning why chapter and verse straight stuff whyfor

Noun

pleading out right fish tale

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boast bluster braggadocio bragging bravado delusion humbug jiving snow

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ambition aspiration ambitiousness assumption demand maintenance pageant title

Noun

presence bearing carriage countenance expression figure manner port

Noun

strategem

Noun

false pretension feign hollow pretense

Nearby Words

the prevailing belief the prevailing reason the prevalence the preventive the preview the previously mentioned the prestige the pressures the pressure the press officer the press box the press

Antonym of the pretext

English Vocalbulary

Synonym of disguise Synonym of cover Synonym of trick Synonym of purpose Synonym of masquerade Synonym of face Synonym of imposture Synonym of deceit Synonym of counterfeit Synonym of fake Synonym of lead Synonym of explanation Synonym of use Synonym of display Synonym of facade Synonym of occasion Synonym of act Synonym of cheat Synonym of semblance Synonym of appearance Synonym of pose Synonym of subterfuge Synonym of camouflage Synonym of basis Synonym of pompousness Synonym of defense Synonym of wile Synonym of victimization Synonym of provocation Synonym of ostentation Synonym of falsehood Synonym of false Synonym of finesse Synonym of misrepresent Synonym of affectation Synonym of panoply Synonym of take in Synonym of spoof Synonym of fraud Synonym of jig Synonym of veil Synonym of palliate Synonym of maneuver Synonym of ruse Synonym of plan Synonym of screen Synonym of trap Synonym of device Synonym of decoy Synonym of soul Synonym of dissemble Synonym of behavior Synonym of hide Synonym of rationale Synonym of chicanery Synonym of claim Synonym of simulate Synonym of veneer Synonym of root Synonym of grandiosity Synonym of façade Synonym of obscure Synonym of la di da Synonym of foundation Synonym of stash Synonym of have Synonym of proof Synonym of speciousness Synonym of motive Synonym of pretend Synonym of explain Synonym of grandioseness Synonym of clothe Synonym of justify Synonym of answer Synonym of bravado Synonym of approach Synonym of fallacy Synonym of title Synonym of casuistry Synonym of inveracity Synonym of conceal Synonym of pardon Synonym of experience Synonym of rationalization Synonym of feign Synonym of lie Synonym of role Synonym of sense Synonym of humbug Synonym of tergiversation Synonym of charade Synonym of equivocation Synonym of motivation Synonym of falsity Synonym of argue Synonym of spuriousness Synonym of affected Synonym of travesty Synonym of make Synonym of move Synonym of suppositious Synonym of supposititious Synonym of presumption Synonym of effect Synonym of mean Synonym of airs Synonym of rationality Synonym of wrap Synonym of incentive Synonym of spurious Synonym of pretended Synonym of meretricious Synonym of infold Synonym of swindle Synonym of meet Synonym of make believe Synonym of hypocrisy Synonym of understand Synonym of quack Synonym of apology Synonym of shiftiness Synonym of betray Synonym of trickery Synonym of stain Synonym of evidence Synonym of gimmick Synonym of polemic Synonym of demonstrate Synonym of work Synonym of intrigue Synonym of put on Synonym of complexion Synonym of phoniness Synonym of jocularity Synonym of kicker Synonym of blanket Synonym of class Synonym of argument Synonym of scam Synonym of joke Synonym of paint Synonym of mockery Synonym of cover up Synonym of present Synonym of unnatural Synonym of artifice Synonym of send Synonym of side Synonym of embroider Synonym of advertise Synonym of induce Synonym of imitative Synonym of factor Synonym of spearhead Synonym of account Synonym of law Synonym of mock Synonym of come Synonym of blind Synonym of rough Synonym of jolliness Synonym of express Synonym of invented Synonym of enterprise Synonym of merriness Synonym of indicate Synonym of provoke Synonym of right Synonym of joviality Synonym of unreliable Synonym of nature Synonym of begin Synonym of unreal Synonym of call Synonym of prompt Synonym of expose Synonym of declare Synonym of persuade Synonym of teach Synonym of circumstance Synonym of thing Synonym of get Synonym of inspire Synonym of theory Synonym of tommyrot Synonym of imitation Synonym of force Synonym of venture Synonym of imitate Synonym of illusion Synonym of prove Synonym of release Synonym of incite Synonym of exhibition Synonym of valuate Synonym of debate Synonym of nonsense Synonym of mislead Synonym of phony

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