What is another word for pre-texts?
Pronunciation:
[ pɹˈiːtˈɛksts], [ pɹˈiːtˈɛksts], [ p_ɹ_ˈiː_t_ˈɛ_k_s_t_s]
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Synonyms for Pre-texts:
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n.
• alibi- account ,
- affirmation ,
- airtight case ,
- allegation ,
- answer ,
- assertion ,
- assurance ,
- avowal ,
- case ,
- declaration ,
- explanation ,
- fish story ,
- justification ,
- pretext ,
- profession ,
- proof ,
- reason ,
- reply ,
- retort ,
- statement ,
- vindication .
- bluster ,
- braggadocio ,
- bragging ,
- bravado ,
- deception ,
- delusion ,
- facade ,
- fake ,
- false colors ,
- false front ,
- fraud ,
- humbug ,
- jiving ,
- lie ,
- sham ,
- snow ,
- trick .
- artifice ,
- bilk ,
- catch ,
- cheat ,
- chicane ,
- con ,
- con game ,
- confidence game ,
- crock ,
- decoy ,
- dodge ,
- fallacy ,
- fast one ,
- fast shuffle ,
- fib ,
- gimmick ,
- hoax ,
- hogwash ,
- hustle ,
- illusion ,
- imposture ,
- jive ,
- malarkey ,
- mare's-nest ,
- ride ,
- scam ,
- shift ,
- shuck ,
- snare ,
- snow job ,
- sting ,
- story ,
- swindle ,
- trap ,
- whitewash ,
- wile ,
- wrinkle .
- Equivocating ,
- Evading ,
- Fudging ,
- circumvention ,
- cunning ,
- ditch ,
- dodging ,
- elusion ,
- equivocation ,
- eschewal ,
- evasiveness ,
- fancy footwork ,
- fugiviteness ,
- fugivity ,
- obliqueness ,
- prevarication ,
- quibble ,
- run-around ,
- shirking ,
- shuffling ,
- shunning ,
- slip ,
- sophism ,
- sophistry ,
- stonewall ,
- trickery .
- apology ,
- coverup ,
- defense ,
- evasion ,
- expedient ,
- extenuation ,
- grounds ,
- makeshift ,
- mitigation ,
- rationalization ,
- regrets ,
- song ,
- stopgap ,
- substitute ,
- why and wherefore .
- bait ,
- deceit ,
- distraction ,
- duck ,
- gambit ,
- hoodwinking ,
- make-believe ,
- maneuver ,
- mock attack ,
- play ,
- pretension .
- air ,
- aspect ,
- bearing ,
- carriage ,
- countenance ,
- demeanor ,
- display ,
- expression ,
- exterior ,
- figure ,
- manner ,
- mien ,
- phony ,
- port ,
- presence ,
- window dressing .
- Underpinning ,
- antecedent ,
- argument ,
- base ,
- bedrock ,
- call ,
- cause ,
- chapter and verse ,
- demonstration ,
- determinant ,
- dope ,
- evidence ,
- factor ,
- footing ,
- foundation ,
- goods ,
- groundwork ,
- inducement ,
- info ,
- information ,
- infrastructure ,
- motive ,
- numbers ,
- occasion ,
- rationale ,
- root ,
- seat ,
- straight stuff ,
- substratum ,
- test ,
- testimony ,
- trial ,
- wherefore ,
- why ,
- whyfor .
- Whitewashing ,
- absolution ,
- acquittal ,
- advocacy ,
- apologia ,
- approval ,
- basis ,
- confirmation ,
- exculpation ,
- exoneration ,
- idea ,
- palliation ,
- palliative ,
- rebuttal ,
- redemption ,
- response ,
- salvation ,
- sanctification ,
- support ,
- validation ,
- warrant ,
- whatfor ,
- whole idea .
- act ,
- acting ,
- charade ,
- double-dealing ,
- dumb act ,
- fabrication ,
- fakery ,
- faking ,
- falsification ,
- feigning ,
- gag ,
- insincerity ,
- invention ,
- misrepresentation ,
- misstatement ,
- ostentation ,
- posing ,
- posturing ,
- pretentiousness ,
- schtick ,
- stunt .
- affectation ,
- alibi ,
- appearance ,
- bluff ,
- cleanup ,
- cloak ,
- color ,
- coloring ,
- cop-out ,
- cover ,
- cover story ,
- cover-up ,
- device ,
- excuse ,
- face ,
- feint ,
- fig leaf ,
- front ,
- guise ,
- mask ,
- masquerade ,
- plea ,
- ploy ,
- pretense ,
- red herring ,
- routine ,
- ruse ,
- semblance ,
- show ,
- simulation ,
- song and dance ,
- stall ,
- stratagem ,
- subterfuge ,
- veil .
- Pharisaism ,
- burlesque ,
- cant ,
- caricature ,
- counterfeit ,
- farce ,
- flimflam ,
- forgery ,
- hypocrisy ,
- hypocriticalness ,
- imitation ,
- impostor ,
- mock ,
- mockery ,
- phoniness ,
- pretend ,
- pseudo ,
- sell ,
- smoke ,
- spoof ,
- travesty .
-
v.
• cloak • excuse- acquit ,
- apologize for ,
- appease ,
- bear with ,
- clear ,
- condone ,
- defend ,
- discharge ,
- dispense from ,
- exculpate ,
- exempt ,
- exempt from ,
- exonerate ,
- explain ,
- extenuate ,
- forgive ,
- free ,
- give absolution ,
- grant amnesty ,
- indulge ,
- let go ,
- let off ,
- liberate ,
- make allowances for ,
- mitigate ,
- overlook ,
- pardon ,
- pass over ,
- plead ignorance ,
- purge ,
- rationalize ,
- release ,
- relieve ,
- remit ,
- reprieve ,
- shrive ,
- shrug off ,
- spare ,
- take rap for ,
- tolerate ,
- vindicate ,
- wink at .
How to use "Pre-texts" in context?
Pre-texts are excuses a person gives for why they are doing something that does not have anything to do with the purpose or intent of what they are doing. Pre-texting is the act of providing a false or invalid excuse for doing something. Pretexting is often used tocover up or excuse unacceptable behaviour. It can also be used to deceive someone. Pretexting can take many different forms, some of which are listed below.
One example of pretexting is when a person excuses themselves from a job interview by claiming that they are feeling ill.
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