Pretext
Pretext noun - Something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason.
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Synonyms for Pretext
Show is a synonym for pretext in guise topic. In some cases you can use "Show" instead a noun "Pretext", when it comes to topics like pretence, practice, disguise.
Nearby Word: pretexting
Show
Show noun - A display of emotion or behavior that is insincere or intended to deceive.
Usage example: her “concern” for the less fortunate is all just a big show
Pretext is a synonym for show in pretence topic. You can use "Pretext" instead a noun "Show", if it concerns topics such as practice, false front.
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We never find out, and plotwise the whole incident serves only as a pretext for Aguirre to show disobedience to Ursúa.
Source: Film / Aguirre, the Wrath of God - Variant in the show ER: Garrett Morris plays a patient who annoys the staff so much that they finally make up a pretext to take his temperature— and then leave him with a sunflower up his ass.
Source: Thermometer Gag -
Fanservice: The show offers a constant stream of fanservice so random, pretext-free, and in-your-face that it might as well count as parody.
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Show and Pretext. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/pretext/show
Pretext & Show. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/pretext/show>.
Show or Pretext. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/pretext/show.
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