Thesaurus:pretext
English
Noun
Sense: a false, contrived, or assumed purpose or reason
Synonyms
- alibi
- canard
- excuse
- plea
- pretense
- pretension
- pretext
- zhuangbility (Chinglish, Internet slang, vulgar)
See also
Further reading
- “617. pretext” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
- “pretext” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.