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pretextsnounpl. of pretext a false ground that you give to hide why you are really doing somethingThe leaders used a minor clash at the border as a pretext for war. guises, pretenses(or pretences), rationalizationsaccountings, accounts, arguments, cases, explanations, rationales, reasonsalibis, apologiae(or apologias), apologies, defenses, excuses, justifications, vindicationsappeals, pleas |