| NOUN | communication | pretext, stalking-horse | something serving to conceal plans |
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| attribute | pretext, guise, pretense, pretence | an artful or simulated semblance |
| Sounds | priy'teh.kst | |
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| Rhymes | context ... vexed: 8 rhymes with ehkst... | |
| Meaning | Something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason. | |
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| Synonym | stalking-horse | |
| Narrower | putoff | A pretext for delay or inaction |
| Broader | pretense, pretence, feigning, dissembling | pretending with intention to deceive / deceive |
| Spanish | achaque, asidero, cubierta, pretexto | |
| Catalan | agafador, agafall, cobertora, pretext | |
| Meaning | An artful or simulated semblance. | |
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| Synonyms | guise, pretense, pretence | |
| Broader | semblance, gloss, color, colour | An outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading |
| Spanish | apariencia, guisa, pretensión, pretexto, semejanza | |
| Catalan | aparença, guisa, pretext | |
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