49 entries under excuse topic. ×

38
stratagem(noun, art, craft, cause, plan)
29
ploy(noun, action, cause, catch, fake)
26
subterfuge(noun, art, craft, action, cause)
24
device(noun, cause, plan, catch, fake)
12
pretext(noun, cause, reason, slip, trick)
11
feint(noun, cause, catch, fake, trick)
7
cover(cause, trick, sham, con)
6
expedient(plan, trick, dodge, plot)
5
evasion(noun, trick, escape, sham, cunning)
5
front(cause, deception, con, pretense)
4
bluff(noun, cause, fake, trick, skill)
4
red herring(expression, cause, con, pretense)
4
stall(noun, cause, trick, shift, escape)
2
con(noun, action, cause, plan, play)
1
affectation(cause, trick, sham, con)
1
appearance(cause, trick, sham, con)
1
circumvention(escape, dodge, avoidance, evasion)
1
cloak(cause, trick, deception, sham, con)
1
color(cause, deception, con, pretense)
1
cop-out(noun, cause, slip, shift, escape)
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