Synonyms of pretexts

pretexts

noun

plural of pretext

as in reasons

a false ground that you give to hide why you are really doing something

The leaders used a minor clash at the border as a pretext for war.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reasons
• justifications
• pretenses
• pretences
• excuses
• rationalizations
• rationales
• guises
• explanations
• arguments
• cases
• accountings
• alibis
• defenses
• apologies
• apologias
• vindications
• pleas
• accounts
• appeals
• apologiae