Need and Pretext

Related words

mutual synonyms sentence examples collocations

Need

Need noun - A state of being without something necessary, desirable, or useful.
Show all Definitions
Synonyms for Need
Antonyms for Need
Pretext and need are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pretext" instead a noun "Need".
Nearby Words: needed, needs, needy, needless, needful

Pretext

Pretext noun - Something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason.
Show all Definitions
Synonyms for Pretext
Need and pretext are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Need" instead a noun "Pretext".
Nearby Word: pretexting

Mutual synonyms

How words are described

old old need old pretext
good good need good pretext
actual actual need actual pretext
frequent frequent need frequent pretext

Both words in one sentence

  • Anime / Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V Pretext for War: Of the "these guys are evil, so we need an excuse to attack them" variety.
    Source: Anime / Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V
  • "Be Quiet!" Nudge In "Friendship Is Magic, part 1", when Twilight Sparkle tries to take leave from Fluttershy, she uses the pretext that her baby dragon need his sleep.
    Source: "Be Quiet!" Nudge
  • Film / Kingdom of Heaven Imad, his second in command reassures him that the Christians will lose all restraint against raiding Muslim civilians once Baldwin is dead and will give them the pretext they need.
    Source: Film / Kingdom of Heaven
More sentences
Cite this Source
Pretext and Need. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/need/pretext
Need & Pretext. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/need/pretext>.
Pretext or Need. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/need/pretext.

Synonyms for need


Synonyms for pretext

Google Ngram Viewer shows how "need" and "pretext" have occurred on timeline