Related Words for pretext

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WordSyllablesCategories
pretence
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Noun, Noun
guise
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Noun, Noun
excuse
x/
Noun
pretense
x/
Noun
justification
xxx/x
Noun
justify
/xx
Verb
subterfuge
/xx
Noun
contriving
x/x
Noun
ruse
/
Noun
instigation
xx/x
Noun
purpose
/x
Noun
stratagem
/xx
Noun
rationale
xx/
Noun
impetus
/xx
Noun
prelude
/x
Noun
provocation
xx/x
Noun
sanction
/x
Noun
expedient
x/xx
Noun
contrivance
x/x
Noun
reason
/x
Noun
inducement
x/x
Noun
ostensible
x/xx
Adjective
suspecting
x/x
Verb
motive
/x
Noun
merest
/x
Adjective
consequence
/xx
Noun
resorting
x/x
Verb
accuse
x/
Verb
intention
x/x
Noun
precluding
x/x
Verb
basis
/x
Noun
alibi
/xx
Noun
justifiable
/xxxx
Adjective
legitimize
x/xx
Verb
ostensibly
x/xx
Adverb
tantamount
/xx
Adjective
necessity
x/xx
Noun
insinuation
xxx/x
Noun
denying
x/x
Verb
accusation
xx/x
Noun
concocting
x/x
Verb
recourse
/x
Noun
denouncing
x/x
Verb
ploy
/
Noun
legitimise
x/xx
Verb
justificatory
xxxxxx
Adjective
instituting
/xxx
Verb
proscription
x/x
Noun
expediency
x/xxx
Noun
allusion
x/x
Noun
connivance
x/x
Noun
objecting
x/x
Verb
auspices
/xx
Noun
namely
/x
Adverb
rationalization
xxxx/x
Noun
provision
x/x
Noun
distraction
x/x
Noun
retaliation
xxx/x
Noun
blackmail
/x
Noun
under
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
surreptitious
xx/x
Adjective
occasion
x/x
Noun
ulterior
x/xx
Noun
imposition
xx/x
Noun
besides
x/
Adverb
curtailing
x/x
Verb
preventive
x/x
Adjective
precondition
xx/x
Noun
instance
/x
Noun
prevent
x/
Verb
foment
/x
Verb
thwart
/
Verb
claiming
/x
Verb
mockery
/xx
Noun
regard
x/
Noun
presumption
x/x
Noun
levying
/xx
Noun
enticement
x/x
Noun
usurping
x/x
Verb
salutary
/xxx
Adjective
springboard
/x
Noun
circumvent
xx/
Verb
alleged
x/
Adjective
intending
x/x
Verb
blatant
/x
Adjective
impossibility
xxx/xx
Noun
scapegoat
/x
Noun
discredit
x/x
Noun
pretending
x/x
Verb
insistence
x/x
Noun
euphemism
/xxx
Noun
prohibiting
x/xx
Verb
evade
x/
Verb
procure
x/
Verb
concession
x/x
Noun
stop
/
Noun
disguising
x/x
Verb
diversion
x/x
Noun
principle
/xx
Noun
color
/x
Noun
deceit
x/
Noun
ulterior motive
x/xx/x
Phrase, Noun
fake
/
Noun
untruth
x/
Noun
misleading
x/x
Adjective
preconception
xx/x
Noun
fallacy
/xx
Noun
charade
x/
Noun
blind
/
Noun
perfidy
/xx
Noun
bad faith
//
Phrase, Noun
falsehood
/x
Noun
sham
/
Noun
artifice
/xx
Noun
facade
x/
Noun
makeshift
/x
Adjective
imputation
xx/x
Noun
foregone conclusion
//x/x
Phrase, Noun
prejudgment
x/x
Noun
duff
/
Noun
casuistry
/xx
Noun
fable
/x
Noun
cheating
/x
Noun
trickery
/xx
Noun
primrose path
/x/
Phrase, Noun
colorable
/xxx
Adjective
indisposition
xxx/x
Noun
specious
/x
Adjective
slightest
/x
Adjective
pogrom
x/
Noun
plausible
/xx
Adjective
frivolous
/xx
Adjective
crackdown
/x
Noun
avenging
x/x
Verb
reprisals
x/x
Noun
errand
/x
Noun
trifling
/x
Adjective
quarrel
/x
Noun
hypocritical
xx/xx
Adjective
purge
/
Noun
fallacious
x/x
Adjective
convenient
x/x
Adjective
abusive
x/x
Adjective
account
x/
Noun, Verb
acute
x/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
afternoon
xx/
Noun, Adverb
aggressive
x/x
Adjective, Noun
ambush
/x
Noun, Verb
amylase
/x/
Noun
ancients
/x
Noun
angler
/x
Noun
answer
/x
Noun, Verb
apology
x/xx
Noun
argument
/xx
Noun, Verb
assisted
x/x
Adjective
assurance
x/x
Noun
banner
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
behalf
x/
Noun
biweekly
x/x
Adjective, Adverb, Name
breathy
/x
Adjective
canopy
/xx
Noun, Verb
casualty
/xxx
Noun
cause
/
Noun, Verb
circumstance
/xx
Noun, Verb
cloak
/
Noun, Verb
cover
/x
Verb, Noun, Adjective
dom
/
Noun, Verb
grist
/
Noun, Verb
ground
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
harassing
x/x
Adjective, Noun
incessant
x/x
Adjective
indication
xx/x
Noun
mantle
/x
Noun, Verb
means
/
Noun
mom
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
motto
/x
Noun, Verb
name
/
Noun, Verb
objection
x/x
Noun
opportunity
xx/xx
Noun
plea
/
Noun, Verb
premise
/x
Noun, Verb
semblance
/x
Noun
shield
/
Noun, Verb
slogan
/x
Noun
star
/
Noun, Verb
substitute
/xx
Noun, Verb
unscheduled
x/x
Adjective
up
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
way
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb, Adjective
tell
/
Verb, Noun
milestone
/x
Noun, Verb
expression
x/x
Noun
literally
/xxx
Adverb
idiomatic
xxx/x
Adjective, Noun
no
/
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
sorta
/x
Adverb
anymore
xx/
Adverb
headlines
/x
Noun
get
/
Verb, Noun
collocation
xx/x
Noun