| case(noun, reason, account, explanation, excuse) |
| cause(noun, action, claim, statement, con) |
| claim(noun, action, statement, excuse, defense) |
| cloak(noun, cause, con, excuse, pretense) |
| color(noun, cause, con, excuse, pretense) |
| coloring(noun, cause, con, excuse, pretense) |
| con(cause, excuse) |
| cover-up(noun, cause, con, excuse, pretense) |
| cover up(noun, expression, equivocation, dissimulation, transposition) |
| deceptiveness(noun, equivocation, dissimulation, transposition, castling) |
| declaration(noun, cover, reason, case, claim) |
| device(noun, cause, con, excuse, pretense) |
| disguise(noun, reason, explanation, excuse, dodge) |
| dissimulation(noun, equivocation, transposition, castling, fugiviteness) |
| double meaning(noun, expression, equivocation, dissimulation, transposition) |
| ducking(dodging, elusion, skirting) |
| eluding |
| escapist |
| eschewing |
| expedient(noun, reason, trick, explanation, excuse) |