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- Thesaurus|473
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43 entries under pretense topic. ×
| excuse(noun, cause, trick, con) | |
| put-on(noun, catch, trick, sport, copy) | |
| show(cause, con, excuse, guise) | |
| stunt(noun, move, action, catch, fake) | |
| act(noun, sham, attempt, effort) | |
| affectation(cause, con, excuse, guise) | |
| appearance(cause, con, excuse, guise) | |
| cleanup(noun, cause, con, excuse) | |
| cloak(cause, con, excuse, guise) | |
| color(cause, con, excuse, guise) | |
| coloring(cause, con, excuse, guise) | |
| cop-out(noun, cause, con, excuse) | |
| cover-up(cause, con, excuse, guise) | |
| cover story(noun, expression, cause, con, excuse) | |
| face(cause, con, excuse, guise) | |
| fig leaf(expression, cause, con, excuse) | |
| front(cause, con, excuse, guise) | |
| guise(cause, con, excuse) | |
| lie | |
| mask(cause, con, excuse, guise) |
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