Definition for Pretext:

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

Synonyms for Pretext:

• n.

  •
  • cause.
  •
  • cover,
  • put on,
  • veil.
  •color (noun)
  • false show.
  •communication (noun)
  • stalking-horse.
  •deception (noun)
  • cover up.
  •disguise; alleged reason (noun)
  • appearance,
  • ploy,
  • simulation,
  • device,
  • ruse,
  • red herring,
  • affectation,
  • subterfuge,
  • routine,
  • guise,
  • song and dance.
  •false pretense (noun)
  • false pretension.
  •pretext (noun)
  • claim,
  • white lie,
  • rationale,
  • smoke screen,
  • reason,
  • loop-hole,
  • affirmation.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • warrant,
  • Disguisement,
  • window dressing,
  • false colors.
  •
  • basis,
  • masquerade,
  • cop out.
  •
  • apology,
  • disguise,
  • coloring,
  • veneer.
  •
  • story.
  •
  • sense.
  •
  • face.
  •Other relevant words:
  • humbug,
  • pretending,
  • stonewalling,
  • shift,
  • hire,
  • artifice,
  • escape hatch,
  • hoax,
  • playacting,
  • protestation,
  • bestow,
  • Excuseless,
  • sour grapes,
  • move,
  • shuffle,
  • faking,
  • means of escape,
  • plead,
  • escape clause,
  • defense,
  • hedge,
  • idea,
  • way of escape,
  • get,
  • apply,
  • wile,
  • lend,
  • alternative,
  • lie,
  • moonshine,
  • allegation,
  • pretend,
  • simulacrum,
  • bring,
  • facade,
  • escape,
  • speciousness,
  • allege,
  • recourse,
  • conquer,
  • case,
  • saving clause,
  • profess,
  • scam,
  • cheating,
  • peg,
  • Bluffing,
  • Dissemblance,
  • make use of,
  • screen,
  • smokescreen,
  • four-flushing,
  • gilt,
  • forgive,
  • espouse,
  • pretentiousness,
  • avow,
  • seeming,
  • form,
  • right,
  • shirk,
  • borrow,
  • obstructionism,
  • way out,
  • purport,
  • colouring,
  • rent out,
  • camouflage,
  • posing,
  • by means of,
  • design,
  • trick,
  • foot-dragging,
  • impart,
  • choice,
  • expedient,
  • ask for,
  • stalling,
  • argument,
  • Advocation,
  • rationalization,
  • dodge,
  • maneuver,
  • refuge,
  • flattery,
  • intention,
  • hypocrisy,
  • make-believe,
  • ostentation,
  • dye,
  • varnish,
  • manoeuvre,
  • run-around,
  • hedging,
  • degree,
  • reason why,
  • handle,
  • delay,
  • resort to,
  • acting,
  • give,
  • wherefore,
  • special pleading,
  • Procrastinating,
  • playing for time,
  • add,
  • imposture,
  • dramatize,
  • sophistry,
  • adopt,
  • vindication,
  • say,
  • contribute,
  • falsity,
  • representation,
  • vindicate,
  • delusion,
  • meretriciousness,
  • outlet,
  • capture,
  • embrace,
  • put out,
  • loophole,
  • makeshift,
  • why,
  • untruth,
  • procrastination,
  • pose,
  • resort,
  • explanation,
  • posture,
  • attitudinizing,
  • pardon,
  • Humbuggery.

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.

Hypernym for Pretext:

• n.

  • communication
    putoff.

Hyponym for Pretext:

• n.

  • communication
    dissembling, pretence, feigning, pretense.