What is another word for pre-text?
Pronunciation:
[ pɹˈiːtˈɛkst], [ pɹˈiːtˈɛkst], [ p_ɹ_ˈiː_t_ˈɛ_k_s_t]
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Similar words for pre-text:
- alibi (noun)
- apologia (noun)
- bluff (noun)
- cloak (noun)
- color (noun)
- deception (noun)
- evasion (noun)
- excuse (noun)
- false pretense (noun)
- feint (noun)
- front (noun)
- grounds (noun)
- justification (noun)
- mask (noun)
- plea (noun)
- pretense (noun)
- pretension (noun)
- pretext (noun)
- put-on (noun)
- sham (noun)
- show (noun)
- stratagem (noun)
- strategem (noun)
- cloak (verb)
- excuse (verb)
Synonyms for Pre-text:
n.
• alibi (noun)- declaration,
- answer,
- airtight case,
- justification,
- retort,
- account,
- profession,
- assertion,
- proof,
- pretext,
- assurance,
- explanation,
- reason,
- fish story,
- avowal,
- reply,
- vindication,
- statement,
- case,
- affirmation,
- allegation.
- snow,
- delusion,
- sham,
- false front,
- lie,
- false colors,
- fraud,
- trick,
- deception,
- humbug,
- braggadocio,
- bravado,
- bluster,
- jiving,
- facade,
- bragging,
- fake.
- hoax,
- snare,
- hustle,
- shift,
- fib,
- gimmick,
- cheat,
- fast shuffle,
- illusion,
- artifice,
- confidence game,
- imposture,
- wile,
- sting,
- dodge,
- con,
- catch,
- hogwash,
- con game,
- decoy,
- scam,
- shuck,
- snow job,
- ride,
- chicane,
- fast one,
- trap,
- whitewash,
- swindle,
- story,
- malarkey,
- jive,
- mare's-nest,
- fallacy,
- wrinkle,
- bilk,
- crock.
- stonewall,
- eschewal,
- quibble,
- elusion,
- cunning,
- fugiviteness,
- circumvention,
- fancy footwork,
- dodging,
- trickery,
- Fudging,
- shuffling,
- Equivocating,
- ditch,
- evasiveness,
- obliqueness,
- sophistry,
- slip,
- fugivity,
- Evading,
- sophism,
- run-around,
- shirking,
- shunning,
- equivocation,
- prevarication.
- expedient,
- defense,
- rationalization,
- song,
- apology,
- grounds,
- regrets,
- makeshift,
- mitigation,
- coverup,
- stopgap,
- why and wherefore,
- extenuation,
- substitute,
- evasion.
- gambit,
- make-believe,
- bait,
- maneuver,
- mock attack,
- play,
- pretension,
- distraction,
- deceit,
- duck,
- hoodwinking.
- display,
- aspect,
- expression,
- mien,
- demeanor,
- air,
- phony,
- manner,
- window dressing,
- exterior,
- countenance,
- figure,
- carriage,
- port,
- presence,
- bearing.
- groundwork,
- foundation,
- chapter and verse,
- straight stuff,
- seat,
- dope,
- argument,
- determinant,
- wherefore,
- goods,
- footing,
- numbers,
- testimony,
- antecedent,
- base,
- motive,
- inducement,
- bedrock,
- test,
- root,
- factor,
- occasion,
- substratum,
- why,
- demonstration,
- information,
- call,
- infrastructure,
- rationale,
- trial,
- whyfor,
- Underpinning,
- evidence,
- info,
- cause.
- apologia,
- rebuttal,
- exculpation,
- idea,
- confirmation,
- basis,
- whole idea,
- palliation,
- validation,
- sanctification,
- approval,
- support,
- response,
- Whitewashing,
- redemption,
- salvation,
- whatfor,
- palliative,
- absolution,
- acquittal,
- warrant,
- advocacy,
- exoneration.
- insincerity,
- fabrication,
- dumb act,
- misrepresentation,
- stunt,
- act,
- ostentation,
- fakery,
- posing,
- misstatement,
- falsification,
- invention,
- posturing,
- double-dealing,
- feigning,
- pretentiousness,
- faking,
- schtick,
- gag,
- acting,
- charade.
- fig leaf,
- face,
- cover-up,
- cover story,
- ruse,
- veil,
- alibi,
- coloring,
- stall,
- feint,
- excuse,
- ploy,
- simulation,
- affectation,
- appearance,
- plea,
- front,
- bluff,
- show,
- routine,
- device,
- pretense,
- semblance,
- stratagem,
- color,
- mask,
- cleanup,
- masquerade,
- red herring,
- song and dance,
- cop-out,
- subterfuge,
- cover,
- guise,
- cloak.
- imitation,
- counterfeit,
- hypocriticalness,
- mock,
- spoof,
- burlesque,
- pretend,
- farce,
- pseudo,
- mockery,
- flimflam,
- impostor,
- sell,
- phoniness,
- forgery,
- smoke,
- Pharisaism,
- travesty,
- hypocrisy,
- cant,
- caricature.
v.
• cloak (verb) • excuse (verb)- give absolution,
- appease,
- shrive,
- extenuate,
- let go,
- take rap for,
- exempt from,
- dispense from,
- overlook,
- explain,
- discharge,
- spare,
- tolerate,
- rationalize,
- condone,
- pardon,
- release,
- apologize for,
- make allowances for,
- relieve,
- indulge,
- bear with,
- exempt,
- forgive,
- let off,
- free,
- defend,
- mitigate,
- purge,
- remit,
- exculpate,
- vindicate,
- liberate,
- grant amnesty,
- plead ignorance,
- wink at,
- clear,
- shrug off,
- acquit,
- pass over,
- reprieve,
- exonerate.
How to use "Pre-text" in context?
Pre-text is a term that has recently resurfaced in the legal field. Pre-text is defined as the reasons or motives that someone has for doing something. Pre-texts can be anything from intentional falsehoods to distracting the jury.
Pre-texts are used in the law to try and pin down a specific reason why someone may have committed a crime. They are also useful in gauging a person's state of mind at the time of the crime.
In the criminal justice field, pre-texts are often used as factors in determining a person's guilt or innocence.
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