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415 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ pɹˈiːtˈɛksts], [ pɹˈiːtˈɛksts], [ p_ɹ_ˈiː_t_ˈɛ_k_s_t_s]Table of Contents
Similar words for pre-texts:- 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-texts:
n.
•alibi (noun)- declaration,
- assertion,
- vindication,
- reply,
- answer,
- proof,
- case,
- justification,
- airtight case,
- account,
- explanation,
- reason,
- retort,
- affirmation,
- allegation,
- fish story,
- statement,
- profession,
- assurance,
- avowal,
- pretext.
- facade,
- false colors,
- deception,
- fake,
- trick,
- sham,
- bragging,
- lie,
- bravado,
- humbug,
- braggadocio,
- false front,
- bluster,
- jiving,
- snow,
- delusion,
- fraud.
- hoax,
- gimmick,
- artifice,
- fast one,
- confidence game,
- fib,
- illusion,
- hogwash,
- shuck,
- crock,
- mare's-nest,
- jive,
- wrinkle,
- sting,
- hustle,
- fast shuffle,
- con,
- decoy,
- fallacy,
- malarkey,
- whitewash,
- imposture,
- swindle,
- dodge,
- cheat,
- snow job,
- bilk,
- chicane,
- trap,
- catch,
- con game,
- ride,
- wile,
- story,
- shift,
- snare,
- scam.
- evasiveness,
- circumvention,
- prevarication,
- sophistry,
- quibble,
- dodging,
- equivocation,
- fancy footwork,
- slip,
- ditch,
- shunning,
- trickery,
- stonewall,
- shuffling,
- fugivity,
- run-around,
- shirking,
- eschewal,
- obliqueness,
- sophism,
- Evading,
- fugiviteness,
- cunning,
- Equivocating,
- elusion,
- Fudging.
- mitigation,
- substitute,
- stopgap,
- rationalization,
- defense,
- coverup,
- why and wherefore,
- makeshift,
- extenuation,
- evasion,
- grounds,
- regrets,
- apology,
- expedient,
- song.
- gambit,
- play,
- pretension,
- make-believe,
- mock attack,
- bait,
- hoodwinking,
- distraction,
- deceit,
- duck,
- maneuver.
- window dressing,
- carriage,
- figure,
- port,
- mien,
- manner,
- countenance,
- exterior,
- air,
- bearing,
- demeanor,
- phony,
- presence,
- expression,
- aspect,
- display.
- groundwork,
- substratum,
- chapter and verse,
- dope,
- foundation,
- motive,
- bedrock,
- demonstration,
- info,
- testimony,
- determinant,
- occasion,
- evidence,
- argument,
- infrastructure,
- cause,
- goods,
- rationale,
- root,
- straight stuff,
- call,
- inducement,
- test,
- wherefore,
- factor,
- Underpinning,
- trial,
- information,
- seat,
- why,
- footing,
- whyfor,
- antecedent,
- numbers,
- base.
- idea,
- warrant,
- absolution,
- confirmation,
- approval,
- whatfor,
- apologia,
- exoneration,
- palliation,
- validation,
- Whitewashing,
- sanctification,
- rebuttal,
- response,
- salvation,
- advocacy,
- exculpation,
- whole idea,
- palliative,
- redemption,
- acquittal,
- basis,
- support.
- insincerity,
- fakery,
- faking,
- pretentiousness,
- fabrication,
- posing,
- gag,
- misrepresentation,
- dumb act,
- act,
- invention,
- posturing,
- stunt,
- acting,
- charade,
- double-dealing,
- schtick,
- ostentation,
- falsification,
- feigning,
- misstatement.
- fig leaf,
- semblance,
- cover-up,
- veil,
- face,
- plea,
- bluff,
- color,
- guise,
- simulation,
- coloring,
- pretense,
- cover,
- alibi,
- masquerade,
- cloak,
- feint,
- red herring,
- routine,
- cover story,
- cleanup,
- front,
- show,
- stall,
- device,
- subterfuge,
- song and dance,
- mask,
- ruse,
- stratagem,
- excuse,
- cop-out,
- affectation,
- ploy,
- appearance.
- imitation,
- farce,
- Pharisaism,
- smoke,
- counterfeit,
- pseudo,
- hypocrisy,
- mock,
- hypocriticalness,
- burlesque,
- impostor,
- sell,
- spoof,
- cant,
- caricature,
- phoniness,
- travesty,
- pretend,
- flimflam,
- forgery,
- mockery.
v.
•cloak (verb) •excuse (verb)- mitigate,
- discharge,
- purge,
- condone,
- let off,
- acquit,
- release,
- free,
- remit,
- wink at,
- dispense from,
- shrug off,
- forgive,
- explain,
- overlook,
- rationalize,
- pass over,
- relieve,
- indulge,
- liberate,
- vindicate,
- shrive,
- clear,
- plead ignorance,
- exonerate,
- reprieve,
- tolerate,
- let go,
- extenuate,
- spare,
- take rap for,
- apologize for,
- exempt,
- pardon,
- make allowances for,
- exculpate,
- exempt from,
- appease,
- give absolution,
- grant amnesty,
- bear with,
- defend.
Antonyms for Pre-texts:
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n.
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cloak
personality, character.
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deception
trustworthiness, uprightness, truthfulness, honor.
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evasion
directness, meeting, facing.
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excuse
permanent.
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front
hiding.
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grounds
annex, hindrance, discouragement.
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justification
opposition, indictment.
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pretense
simplicity, quiet.
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pretension
humility.
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sham
original, solemnity, seriousness.
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show
concealment.
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stratagem
stagnation, inactivity.
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cloak
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v.