Pretext

Pretext
(Roget's Thesaurus)
-->Ostensible motive, ground, or reason assigned.
<- N
PARAG:Pretext->N
GRP: \\ N \\ 1
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ pretext
pretext
pretense
pretension
plea|
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ allegation
allegation
advocation
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ ostensible motive
ostensible motive
subterfuge
ostensible ground
ostensible reason
phony reason
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ excuse
excuse
&c.(vindication) 937
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ color
color
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ gloss
gloss
guise
cover
GRP: \\ N \\ 2
Sgm: \\ N \\ 2 \\ loop hole
loop hole
starting hole
Sgm: \\ N \\ 2 \\ how to creep out of
how to creep out of
salvo
come off
Sgm: \\ N \\ 2 \\ way of escape
way of escape
GRP: \\ N \\ 3
Sgm: \\ N \\ 3 \\ handle
handle
peg to hang on
room locus standi
Sgm: \\ N \\ 3 \\ stalking-horse
stalking-horse
cheval de bataille
cue
GRP: \\ N \\ 4
Sgm: \\ N \\ 4 \\ pretense
pretense
&c.(untruth) 546
Sgm: \\ N \\ 4 \\ put off
put off
dust thrown in the eyes
Sgm: \\ N \\ 4 \\ blind
blind
Sgm: \\ N \\ 4 \\ moonshine
moonshine
Sgm: \\ N \\ 4 \\ mere pretext
mere pretext
shallow pretext
Sgm: \\ N \\ 4 \\ lame excuse
lame excuse
lame apology
Sgm: \\ N \\ 4 \\ tub to a whale
tub to a whale
Sgm: \\ N \\ 4 \\ false plea
false plea
sour grapes
Sgm: \\ N \\ 4 \\ makeshift
makeshift
shift
white lie
Sgm: \\ N \\ 4 \\ special pleading
special pleading
&c.(sophistry) 477
Sgm: \\ N \\ 4 \\ soft sawder
soft sawder
&c.(flattery) 933
PARAG:Pretext->V
GRP: \\ V \\ 1
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ pretend
pretend
plead
allege
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ shelter oneself under the plea of
shelter oneself under the plea of
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ excuse
excuse
&c.(vindicate) 937
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ lend a color to
lend a color to
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ furnish a handle
furnish a handle
&c.->N.
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ make a pretext of
make a pretext of
make a handle of
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ use as a plea
use as a plea
&c.->N.
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ take one's stand upon
take one's stand upon
make capital out of
pretend
&c.(lie) 544
PARAG:Pretext->Adj
GRP: \\ Adj \\ 1
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ ostensibly
ostensibly
&c.(manifest) 525
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ alleged
alleged
apologetic
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ pretended
pretended
&c. 545
PARAG:Pretext->Adv
GRP: \\ Adv \\ 1
Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 1 \\ ostensibly
ostensibly
Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 1 \\ under color
under color
Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 1 \\ under the plea
under the plea
under the pretense of
under the guise of

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