Definition for Pretext:

• Pretence; reason or motive assigned to conceal the real one.

Synonyms for Pretext:

• n.

  •
  • motivation,
  • motive,
  • point,
  • cause,
  • in justification of something,
  • occasion.
  •
  • honest.
  •
  • explain.
  •
  • cover,
  • put on,
  • veil.
  •alibi (noun)
  • co pouts,
  • co-pouts,
  • song dance,
  • pre text,
  • pre-text,
  • pre texts,
  • ex planations,
  • ex-planation,
  • re torts,
  • airtight cases,
  • co pout,
  • co-pout,
  • ex-planations,
  • pre-texts,
  • copouts,
  • re-torts,
  • re-tort,
  • re tort,
  • cop outs,
  • ex planation.
  •apologia (noun)
  • apologetics.
  •appearance (noun)
  • affection.
  •bluff (noun)
  • jivings,
  • braggings.
  •cloak (noun)
  • Manteaus,
  • dis guises,
  • dis guise,
  • dis-guises,
  • dis-guise.
  •color (noun)
  • false show.
  •communication (noun)
  • stalking-horse,
  • pretext.
  •deception (noun)
  • fast one,
  • chicanes,
  • jive,
  • fast shuffle,
  • cover up,
  • mare's-nest,
  • hogwash,
  • Illusions,
  • jives,
  • chicane.
  •disguise; alleged reason (noun)
  • subterfuge,
  • song and dance,
  • device,
  • affectation,
  • routine,
  • red herring,
  • ploy,
  • simulation,
  • cover-up,
  • guise,
  • appearance,
  • ruse.
  •evasion (noun)
  • dodgings,
  • fancy footworks,
  • obliquenesses,
  • equivocatings,
  • fugivities,
  • fudgings,
  • eschewals,
  • shunnings,
  • fugivitenesses,
  • evadings,
  • shirkings.
  •excuse (noun)
  • de fenses,
  • de-fenses,
  • why wherefore,
  • cover stories,
  • why wherefores,
  • why and wherefores.
  •false pretense (noun)
  • hollow pretense,
  • false pretension.
  •feint (noun)
  • dis tractions,
  • makebelieve,
  • dis-traction,
  • hoodwinkings,
  • dis-tractions,
  • mock attacks,
  • dis traction.
  •front (noun)
  • phonies.
  •grounds (noun)
  • in-formation,
  • infos,
  • whyfors,
  • sub-stratums,
  • under-pinning,
  • sub-strata,
  • infra structures,
  • sub-stratum,
  • sub strata,
  • chapter verse,
  • straight stuffs,
  • sub stratum,
  • in formations,
  • infra structure,
  • in-formations,
  • sub stratums,
  • under pinning,
  • infra-structures.
  •plea (noun)
  • Pleadings,
  • fish tale,
  • OUTS.
  •pretense (noun)
  • fakeries,
  • in-sincerity,
  • pre tenses,
  • mis-representation,
  • in sincerities,
  • mis-statements,
  • in sincerity,
  • in-sincerities,
  • mis representation,
  • fakings,
  • pre-tenses,
  • schticks,
  • posings,
  • pre tense,
  • mis statements,
  • mis representations,
  • dumb acts,
  • pre-tense,
  • feignings,
  • mis statement,
  • doubledealing.
  •pretext (noun)
  • claim,
  • white lie,
  • rationale,
  • smoke screen,
  • reason,
  • loop-hole,
  • affirmation.
  •put-on (noun)
  • puton,
  • windowdressings,
  • window-dressings,
  • windowdressing.
  •sham (noun)
  • hypocriticalnesses,
  • hypo-criticalnesses,
  • hypo criticalness,
  • pre tend,
  • pseudi,
  • hypo-criticalness,
  • pre tends,
  • pre-tends,
  • hypo criticalnesses.
  •show (noun)
  • grandstand plays.
  •stratagem (noun)
  • little game,
  • gamesmanship.
  •strategem (noun)
  • pro position,
  • pro-positions,
  • pro positions.

• v.

  •cloak (verb)
  • dis-simulate,
  • dis simulating,
  • dis simulate,
  • dis-simulated,
  • pretexting,
  • dis simulates,
  • dis-simulates,
  • dis-simulating,
  • dis simulated.
  •excuse (verb)
  • apologizes for,
  • letted go,
  • dispensed from,
  • granted amnesty,
  • over-look,
  • dispenses from,
  • de-fend,
  • de-fended,
  • dis charged,
  • ex plaining,
  • over-looking,
  • making allowances for,
  • dis charges,
  • pleading ignorance,
  • takes rap for,
  • grants amnesty,
  • re lease,
  • taking rap for,
  • dispensing from,
  • ex plained,
  • over look,
  • exempts from,
  • re-leased,
  • de fends,
  • apologized for,
  • dis-charging,
  • exempted from,
  • apologizing for,
  • made allowances for,
  • ex-plaining,
  • ex-plained,
  • over looked,
  • exempting from,
  • de-fending,
  • dis-charge,
  • dis-charges,
  • dis-charged,
  • gave absolution,
  • granting amnesty,
  • gives absolution,
  • re-leases,
  • pleaded ignorance,
  • winking at,
  • de fend,
  • ex plains,
  • winks at,
  • de-fends,
  • makes allowances for,
  • ex plain,
  • re-lease,
  • re leases,
  • took rap for,
  • giving absolution,
  • ex-plain,
  • ex-plains,
  • dis charging,
  • de fended,
  • dis charge,
  • de fending,
  • pled ignorance,
  • pleads ignorance,
  • over looks,
  • over-looks.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • vested interest,
  • mitigation,
  • ulterior motive,
  • warrant,
  • window dressing,
  • Disguisement,
  • open invitation,
  • false colors.
  •
  • basis,
  • masquerade,
  • cop out.
  •
  • apology,
  • disguise,
  • coloring,
  • veneer,
  • end.
  •
  • story,
  • get out.
  •
  • sense.
  •
  • out.
  •
  • face.

Paraphrases for Pretext:

• Equivalence

  • Noun, singular or mass
    pretense.

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    reason, cloak, argument, rationale, cover, motive, banner, plea, apology.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    excuse, pretence, guise, alibi, alibis, justification, subterfuge, smokescreen.

Antonyms for Pretext:

• n.

  • disguise; alleged reason
    back, rear, reality, truth.
  • Other antonyms:
    candor, openness, frankness, guilelessness, honesty, sincerity, fact, ingenuousness, simplicity, actuality.

Pretext Sentence Examples:

• It seems that there's no show to get in there on any pretext.

• Even a few older persons came over from Barville on one pretext or another, and found it convenient to spend a portion of the afternoon watching the baseball game.

Hypernym for Pretext:

• n.

  • communication
    putoff.

Hyponym for Pretext:

• n.

  • communication
    dissembling, pretence, feigning, pretense.