Thesaurus:pretext

Thesaurus

pretext

English

Noun

Sense: a false, contrived, or assumed purpose or reason

Synonyms

• alibi
• canard
• excuse
• plea
• pretense
• pretension
• pretext

See also

• Thesaurus:fake

Further reading

• “617. pretext” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “pretext” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.