Pretexts synonyms
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A false claim or profession
False appearance; pretense:
A deceptive, superficial show; a façade:
A cover; disguise; a mask; a pretense.
A false appearance; a pretense:
Mere empty show; pretense
A disguise, false show, or pretense
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A festive entertainment of dancing or other diversions, where all wear masks; a masquerade; hence, a revel; a frolic; a delusive show - Francis Bacon
An extensive commentary, often accompanying a text or publication.
The face; countenance
The public image; outward appearance.
A pretense or misrepresentation:
A cover charge.
Color of the face; esp., a healthy rosiness or a blush
The definition of a cloak is a long loose fitting piece of clothing worn over other clothes, sometimes with a hood and loose fitting arm holes.
(Informal) An inferior example:
(Rhetoric) A technique that an author or speaker uses to evoke an emotional response in the audience; a rhetorical device.
(Archaic) An attribute or property of a thing
Outward aspect:
An excuse; a pretext:
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Pretension is defined as a reason for something or a claim to something, or is something done to impress others.
realities (antonym)
The totality of all things possessing actuality, existence, or essence.
truths (antonym)
Sincerity; integrity:
Find another word for pretexts. In this page you can discover 24 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for pretexts, like: pretenses, guises, veneers, veils, shows, semblances, masquerades, masks, glosses, fronts and faces.