Bait and Pretext

Bait

Bait noun - Something used to attract animals to a hook or into a trap.

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Pretext and bait are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pretext" instead a noun "Bait".

Nearby Words: baited, baiting, baiter, baity

Pretext noun - Something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason.

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Bait and pretext are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bait" instead a noun "Pretext".

Nearby Word: pretexting

old	old bait	old pretext
good	good bait	good pretext
elaborate	elaborate bait	elaborate pretext
perfect	perfect bait	perfect pretext
Other adjectives: actual, excellent, easy, frequent.

Pretext for War: Bush explains that his administration will bait Saddam and trump-up charges if it comes to that.

Source: Film / W.
False Flag Operation: It is heavily implied that Oceania, Eurasia and Eastasia are basically ruled by the same ideology, and are bombing each other/themselves to create a Pretext for War and totalitarianism, and that the Party is using the Brotherhood to bait dissidents for capture.

Source: Literature / Nineteen Eighty-Four

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