- Definitions|2
- Thesaurus|473
- Abbreviations|0
38 entries under excuse topic. ×
| stratagem(noun, action, cause, plan, catch) | |
| ruse(noun, action, cause, catch, fake) | |
| device(noun, action, cause, catch, fake) | |
| subterfuge(noun, action, cause, catch, trick) | |
| feint(noun, cause, catch, fake, trick) | |
| bluff(noun, cause, trick, con) | |
| red herring(noun, expression, cause, trick, con) | |
| pretext(noun, cause, reason, trick, con) | |
| con(cause, trick, deception, fraud) | |
| pretense(cause, trick, copy, counterfeit, con) | |
| show(cause, con, pretense, guise) | |
| stall(cause, trick, con, maneuver) | |
| affectation(cause, con, pretense, guise) | |
| alibi(noun, cause, con, ruse) | |
| appearance(cause, con, pretense, guise) | |
| cause | |
| cleanup(noun, cause, con, pretense) | |
| cloak(cause, con, pretense, guise) | |
| color(cause, con, pretense, guise) | |
| coloring(cause, con, pretense, guise) |
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