Excuse and Facade

Excuse

Excuse noun - An explanation that frees one from fault or blame.

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Facade and excuse are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Facade" instead a noun "Excuse".

Nearby Words: excusing, excused, excusable

Facade noun - A display of emotion or behavior that is insincere or intended to deceive.

Usage example: his interest in acting is just a facade—he joined the drama club to meet girls

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Excuse and facade are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Excuse" instead a noun "Facade".

old	old excuse	old facade
good	good excuse	good facade
nice	nice excuse	nice facade
elaborate	elaborate excuse	elaborate facade
Other adjectives: usual, perfect, stupid, strong, big, lazy, thin, veiled, paper-thin.

Can overlap with Sorry, I'm Gay, but not necessarily; Sorry, I'm Gay refers specifically to situations wherein the excuse is used and rarely kept up as a facade.

Source: Faux Yay
Of course, he'll be quick to excuse away such acts of kindness as just another facade-maintaining measure.

Source: Characters / MariaHolic
Excuse Plot: Facade's story kicks off because an alien spaceship shoots Ben's hot air balloon down by Elise's house.

Source: Webcomic / Façade