531 synonyms found

Pronunciation:

[ pɹˈiːtɛkst], [ pɹˈiːtɛkst], [ p_ɹ_ˈiː_t_ɛ_k_s_t]

Similar words for pretext:

• alibi (noun)
• apologia (noun)
• appearance (noun)
• bluff (noun)
• cloak (noun)
• color (noun)
• communication (noun)
• deception (noun)
• disguise; alleged reason (noun)
• evasion (noun)
• excuse (noun)
• false pretense (noun)
• feint (noun)
• front (noun)
• grounds (noun)
• justification (noun)
• mask (noun)
• other relevant words (noun)
• plea (noun)
• pretense (noun)
• pretext (noun)
• put-on (noun)
• sham (noun)
• show (noun)
• stratagem (noun)
• strategem (noun)
• cloak (verb)
• excuse (verb)
• other relevant words (verb)
• other synonyms
• other relevant words
• other relevant words (noun)

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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.
  • justification (noun)
  • whatfors,
  • sanctifications,
  • re buttal,
  • whitewashings,
  • re buttals,
  • re-buttals,
  • whole ideas,
  • raison detre,
  • re-buttal.
  • mask (noun)
  • dis simulations,
  • dissimulations,
  • dis-simulation,
  • dissemblings,
  • dis-simulations,
  • fig leaves,
  • dis simulation.
  • Other relevant words: (noun)
  • deception,
  • cleanup,
  • alibi,
  • false pretense,
  • gloss,
  • why and wherefore,
  • palliative,
  • cover story,
  • showboats,
  • color,
  • grounds,
  • fig leaf,
  • whole idea,
  • cloak,
  • plea,
  • bluff,
  • stall,
  • cunnings,
  • falsification,
  • feint,
  • fugiviteness,
  • fakery,
  • dominoes,
  • defence,
  • straight stuff,
  • elusion,
  • mask,
  • capotes,
  • practice,
  • blind,
  • mock attack,
  • excuse,
  • dissembling,
  • dishonesty,
  • dissimulation,
  • stopgap,
  • stratagem,
  • determinants,
  • elusions,
  • showboat,
  • whyfor,
  • deceit,
  • shows,
  • Manteaux,
  • quibble,
  • schtick,
  • statement,
  • fraud,
  • whatfor,
  • front,
  • Double dealing,
  • infra-structure,
  • palliatives,
  • false front,
  • numbers,
  • Pharisaism,
  • posturings,
  • put-on,
  • colour,
  • runaround,
  • capote,
  • determinant,
  • jiving,
  • wherefores,
  • falsifications,
  • obliqueness,
  • sham,
  • cop-out,
  • grandstand play,
  • strategem,
  • pretence,
  • thing,
  • window-dressing,
  • eschewal,
  • fancy footwork,
  • cop-outs,
  • justification,
  • pretense,
  • infrastructure,
  • in formation,
  • sanctification,
  • airtight case,
  • evasion,
  • ground,
  • fugivity,
  • coverup,
  • info,
  • Manteau,
  • hypocriticalness,
  • domino,
  • semblance,
  • shufflings,
  • pretension,
  • dominos,
  • feigning,
  • mis-statement,
  • apologia,
  • misstatement,
  • show,
  • dumb act,
  • cleanups,
  • copout.
  • 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 relevant words: (verb)
  • fake.

• 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.
  • Other relevant words:
  • pretexted,
  • plead ignorance,
  • letting go,
  • Pardoned,
  • shrouding,
  • dispense from,
  • alibiing,
  • make allowances for,
  • alibied,
  • tolerates,
  • grant amnesty,
  • give absolution,
  • Shrouded,
  • curtained,
  • exempt from,
  • winked at,
  • whitewashed,
  • mien,
  • lets go,
  • take rap for,
  • wink at,
  • shrug off,
  • Curtaining,
  • apologize for.
  • Other relevant words (noun):
  • capture,
  • reason why,
  • loophole,
  • stonewalling,
  • form,
  • meretriciousness,
  • posture,
  • allegation,
  • screen,
  • saving clause,
  • falsity,
  • embrace,
  • handle,
  • bring,
  • attitudinizing,
  • escape hatch,
  • forgive,
  • procrastination,
  • trick,
  • get,
  • four-flushing,
  • faking,
  • lie,
  • manoeuvre,
  • pretentiousness,
  • posing,
  • hedge,
  • intention,
  • adopt,
  • obstructionism,
  • pardon,
  • rationalization,
  • borrow,
  • speciousness,
  • resort to,
  • idea,
  • foot-dragging,
  • ask for,
  • gilt,
  • bestow,
  • espouse,
  • means of escape,
  • imposture,
  • contribute,
  • give,
  • choice,
  • alternative,
  • delusion,
  • dramatize,
  • cheating,
  • profess,
  • shift,
  • way out,
  • pretend,
  • hedging,
  • rational ground,
  • varnish,
  • put out,
  • conquer,
  • refuge,
  • playacting,
  • humbug,
  • protestation,
  • Excuseless,
  • defense,
  • Advocation,
  • apply,
  • camouflage,
  • escape,
  • playing for time,
  • why,
  • maneuver,
  • allege,
  • simulacrum,
  • artifice,
  • wherefore,
  • case,
  • rent out,
  • explanation,
  • escape clause,
  • add,
  • vindicate,
  • stalling,
  • make use of,
  • hypocrisy,
  • Bluffing,
  • peg,
  • shirk,
  • lend,
  • dodge,
  • sour grapes,
  • makeshift,
  • right,
  • run-around,
  • purport,
  • wile,
  • make-believe,
  • pose,
  • pretending,
  • shuffle,
  • flattery,
  • vindication,
  • scam,
  • expedient,
  • representation,
  • move,
  • colouring,
  • delay,
  • seeming,
  • hoax,
  • sophistry,
  • hire,
  • untruth,
  • degree,
  • facade,
  • impart,
  • smokescreen,
  • special pleading,
  • plead,
  • by means of,
  • argument,
  • acting,
  • outlet,
  • Humbuggery,
  • Procrastinating,
  • avow,
  • recourse,
  • say,
  • design,
  • Dissemblance,
  • moonshine,
  • ostentation,
  • way of escape,
  • resort,
  • dye.

Paraphrases for Pretext:

• Equivalence

  • Noun, singular or mass
    pretense.

• Independent

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

• Other Related

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

Hypernym for Pretext:

• n.

  • communication
    putoff.

Hyponym for Pretext:

• n.

  • communication
    dissembling, pretence, feigning, pretense.