Đồng nghĩa của pretext

pretexts

Đồng nghĩa: cover, excuse, pretense, sham,

excuse pretence ploy ruse cover device grounds pretense alibi simulation stratagem subterfuge con feint routine stall cop-out cover story cover-up ostensible reason red herring supposed grounds alleged reason false excuse fig leaf song and dance deception trick wile artifice blind sham facade manoeuvre scheme hoax façade machination maneuver masquerade smokescreen front dodge deceit disguise cloak mask expedient put-on contrivance guise shift screen fraud camouflage lie bluff cheat false front wheeze lurk flimflam tactic charade semblance scam veil sleight gambit play game fake plan imposture gimmick fetch grift smoke screen falsehood trickery put-up job act show stunt evasion intrigue fakery racket move swindle veneer misrepresentation faking feigning imitation canard set-up trap knack jig shenanigan bunco humbug juggle plot snare make-believe rort flanker fastie curtain con trick jive method snow job window-dressing smoke and mirrors airs pose playacting hoodwinking pretension bait bluster distraction delusion shuffling double-dealing posing ostentation insincerity gag posturing fabrication acting display appearance falsification dissimulation misstatement schtick invention duck setup scenario action brainchild angle twist gamesmanship bravado bombast bragging masking scene bit mock attack false show codology idle boast kidology booby trap game plan course of action line of action one-upmanship bait and switch sleight of hand little game disguising closeting decoy leg-pull sting false colors boast braggadocio jiving snow mere show hokum confidence trick porky gyp smoke-screen Trojan horse schlenter rig wangle loophole false pretense dumb act hogwash bilk fast shuffle mare's-nest hustle con game fallacy confidence game wrinkle story ride fast one catch pork pie whitewash chicane shuck malarkey illusion crock fib forgery strategy phoniness dissembling burlesque counterfeit sell spoof fiction smoke play-acting caper duplicity deviousness refuge means measure design programme program procedure way system approach policy step course tactics tack conspiracy blueprint arrangement craft chicanery methodology craftiness recipe project master plan practice line technique maneuvering manoeuvring idea cunning resort operation plan of action cheating style cabal instrument stopgap shenanigans initiative resource artfulness scheming ground plan manner process proceeding jest sport sharp practice finesse manipulation expediency wiles guile makeshift path planning funny business road map cunning plan proposition slyness formula skullduggery jiggery-pokery hanky-panky form covin recourse substitute red tape mode proposal curveball monkey business skulduggery imposition line of attack switch deed legerdemain fashion agency jugglery escapade feat slant protocol underhandedness fun concern secret fixture frame-up set of tactics dishonesty fix hocus-pocus route enterprise secret plan medium grand design disposition plans modus operandi MO demarche shuffle prank tool deal suggestion manoeuvres collusion option purpose how channels undertaking unscrupulousness pattern plotting machinations maneuvers deceitfulness allurement rules schedule complot treachery sophistry possibility alternative motion direction cunningness venture knavery management mechanism démarche regimen monkeyshines crookedness stratagems conduct agenda exercise effort proposed action drill layout plan of attack palace intrigue gadget gizmo widget hypocrisy antic tomfoolery jape accomplishment frolic lark gambol winning move development equivocation kicker joke innovation coinage concoction creation monkeyshine practical joke campaigning generalship road make-do practicality expedience intention toils formation savvy devices diplomacy defence defense campaign control improvisation outline activity subversion avenue contraption appliance take-in loss-leader shtick choice tenor variation footwork draft draught clever move thought movement praxis behaviour set sellout concept fraudulence oldest trick in the book submission animus promotion aid apparatus publicity device eye-catching novelty specious reasoning artful argument behavior legal action treatment projection crafty designs secret scheme duping swindling beguilement lure horseplay mode of conduct method of working mode of behaviour shifting model dirty work confederacy big picture instrumentality furtiveness wire-pulling surreptitiousness waffle talk verbiage nonsense double-crossing fourberie attempt progress conniving attitude viewpoint perspective stab whack how-to mind-set point of view practise league fit-up solution gin wiliness pitfall sedition perfidy frame hookup countermine counterplot treacherousness disloyalty misleading talk dealing temptation hook dragnet inveiglement enticement seducement snag foxiness golden circle hot air code subtlety come-on steps measures ambush trickiness guidelines distortion cleverness guilefulness custom -gate subtleness deceptiveness cageyness slickness canniness caginess schemes ruses sneakiness ploys dupery crookery cozenage tricks transaction intentions position stance theory agendum series of steps performance ingenuity shrewdness dirty tricks notions guideline every trick in the book disingenuity rip-off standard operating procedure the numbers the book SOP nuts and bolts order dogma administration tactical plan working plan strategic plan guiding principle

guise show veil cloak mask appearance semblance masquerade cover pose smokescreen veneer camouflage charade affectation face front pretense façade pretence facade disguise false show screen outward appearance put-on false front excuse shroud mantle blind colour color hood display posturing airs claim artifice layer wraps cover-up ruse playacting false appearance false display shield posture covering blanket act pall cope coverture penumbra curtain illusion pretension beard air schtick feigning false pretense impersonation suggestion sham effect smoke screen smoke and mirrors concealment envelope name likeness impression image simulation falsehood profession hoax trickery con falsification simulacrum make-believe fakery imitation dumb act showing posing light role demeanor demeanour snivel hokum travesty parody pretentiousness garb wile robe false colours put-up job shawl wrap

cause reason basis call stimulus need grounds justification occasion provocation consideration necessity ground excuse motive motivation rationale inducement premise argument explanation wherefore why account foundation purpose warrant antecedent authority subject factor rationalization rationalisation incentive causation causality defence defense case right point underpinning accounting footing evidence requirement influence prompting obligation determinant extenuation mitigation claim mitigating circumstances pretence pretense pretension reasoning goal intention aim impetus sake objective apology vindication apologia design end target object exposition source genesis driver origin inspiration instigation story driving force chief ingredient why and wherefore whys and wherefores principal element causal agent groundwork bedrock base whyfor presumption incitement stimulation spur impulse drive motivating force catalyst stimulant persuasion encouragement boost intent thinking goad root mainspring incitation model example muse push impulsion lift revelation inspo fountain fount beginning generator creativeness eureka awakening arousal carrot and stick stimulator guiding light lure pressure chief reason chief motive impelling cause prime mover motive force emotion spring passion feeling ambition interest focus hope concern desire enticement carrot determination resolve wish ideal dream aspiration preoccupation the why and wherefore resolution mission care vision plan agenda end game holy grail hidden motive hidden agenda Holy Grail object of desire special interest reason why vested interest score to settle

untruth fabrication falsehood lie fib fiction prevarication story falsity whopper deception fable falsification invention exaggeration half-truth fake news made-up story myth rumor rumour tale trumped-up story yarn barefaced lie disinformation misinformation perjury porky pretense pretence ruse sham stratagem trickery white lie wile alternative fact deceit dissimulation fairy tale gossip little white lie mendacity piece of fiction propaganda red herring taradiddle tarradiddle bulldust cock and bull story flight of fancy canard departure from the truth distortion fairy story figment of the imagination misrepresentation tall story tall tale pork pie porky pie terminological inexactitude economy with the truth conspiracy theory concoction line figment forgery hyperbole hogwash song and dance remarkable story big lie dishonesty bunk crock inaccuracy persuasion fake guile subterfuge misstatement fantasy phantasy fraudulence falseness claptrap evasion backbiting detraction prepared speech opus artifact jive work artefact jazz smoke one for the birds cock-and-bull story illusion fallacy fish story delusion error misconception fancy misbelief hallucination lies romance untruism equivocation baloney rant misjudgement misjudgment shaggy-dog story clothesline imagination kidology urban myth urban legend angler's tale unlikely story pishogue whisper farfetched story unbelievable tale fanciful tale quibbling evasiveness untruthfulness spinach false statement nancy story half truth excuse fibbery cover-up fraud feigning fakery tergiversation cavilling rigmarole spiel scandal chestnut defamation false report figment of one's imagination caviling superstition false notion mistaken belief apologue creation amplification overstatement excess embroidery exaltation caricature hyperbolism pretentiousness boasting stretch aggrandizement coloring magnification pretension inflation extravagance figure of speech enlargement emphasis overemphasis elaboration overestimation improvisation fibs fictitious story folk ballad legend novel nonsense purple prose creativity storytelling narration narrative book hooey potboiler unrealism nonfiction literature anecdote drama cliff-hanger creative writing short stories best seller short story tall talk colouring aggrandisement work of fiction figment of imagination works of fiction made up story work of imagination

evasion avoidance dodging elusion shunning circumvention ducking eluding escape shirking cop-out cunning deception fudging shuffling artifice bypassing equivocation eschewal eschewing out prevarication ruse shaking sidestepping subterfuge trickery bilking evasiveness go-by obliqueness sophism sophistry ditch dodge equivocating evading excuse fugiviteness fugivity jive lie quibble routine run-around shift skirting slip stall stonewall stonewalling trick getting out of fancy footwork finding a way round refraining delay escaping abstention escapism refrainment holding off hedging bypass circumventing come-off difficulty detour diversion postponement inertia roundabout absention recoil nonparticipation prevention preventing restraint retreat departure self-restraint forbearance flight recession anticipation parry keeping away steering clear body swerve passive resistance steering clear of

alibi reason excuse justification plea defence explanation apology defense vindication line story account affirmation allegation answer assertion assurance avowal case cop-out cover declaration defending evidence profession proof reply retort stall statement airtight case fish story song and dance argument rationalization rationalisation extenuation mitigation apologia palliation grounds pretence expedient basis evasion front cause subterfuge whitewash fabrication cover-up pretense why and wherefore ostensible reason rationale reasoning premise validation coverup routine disguise cover story get-out mitigating circumstances escape apologism apologetics apologetic way around dodge claim action suit out right warrant fish tale absolution exculpation foundation exoneration approval palliative advocacy whitewashing support wherefore acquittal whatfor just cause whole idea raison d'être contention thesis logic polemic appeal accounting evidence expostulation reasons pleading line of reasoning maintenance proclamation petition exposition presentation postulation expounding endorsement explication copout argumentation excusing explaining response promotion issue questioning jive apologizing return cleanup testimony apologising demonstration dialectic dossier data brief summary of the facts

false pretense false colors false pretension feign hollow pretense pretension

loophole ambiguity let-out avoidance crack defect discrepancy dodge escape escape clause evasion excuse fault flaw inadequacy inconsistency omission plea pretense pretence shortcoming slip subterfuge alternative escape route get-out means of avoidance means of evasion out outlet technicality workaround let-out clause means of escape way out opening gap window door hack bypass weakness circumvention sidestep egress exit hole weak point issue doorway vent out door cover front fabrication cover-up way around ostensible reason cop-out

pretension allegation ambition ambitiousness aspiration assumption charade declaration demand disguise maintenance make-believe pageant pretence pretense profession title

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excuse defend justify rationalise rationalize vindicate explain mitigate warrant sanction whitewash alibi appease clear cover explain away make a case for provide a justification for provide an explanation for support make excuses for give an apologia for palliate exonerate exculpate argue for give reasons for speak for speak on behalf of cover for say in defense give the rationale behind prove a case plead for apologize for speak in support of account for resolve legitimize legitimise clear up corroborate attribute extenuate vindicate oneself exculpate oneself acquit oneself clear the air about exonerate oneself absolve oneself throw light on throw light upon give an excuse for shed light on give a reason for give a justification for give a rationale for give an explanation for give an alibi for answer to

pretexted pretexting pretexts pretibial fever prettied prettied oneself pretests pretest preterpluperfects preterpluperfect preternaturalness preternaturally