1. (noun)pretext, stalking-horse something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason Synonyms: pretence, guise, stalking-horse, pretense, pretext
1. pretext A pretense, in the unfavorable, which is also the usual sense, is something advanced or displayed for the purpose of concealing the reality. A person makes a pretense of something for the credit Synonyms: pretense, affectation, disguise, pretext, simulation, air, dissimulation, ruse, subterfuge, assumption, excuse, seeming, trick, cloak, mask, semblance, wile, color, pretension, show Antonyms: actuality, frankness, ingenuousness, reality, sincerity, candor, guilelessness, openness, simplicity, truth, fact, honesty
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