Menu Toggle
Merriam-Webster Logo
Related Words
Rhymes
Near Rhymes
Advanced View
Related Words
Descriptive Words
Homophones
Same Consonant
Similar Sound
Dictionary
Games
Word of the Day
Grammar
Wordplay
New
Slang
Rhymes
Word Finder
Thesaurus
Join MWU
More
Dictionary
Grammar
Games
Word of the Day
Wordplay
Slang
Rhymes
Word Finder
Thesaurus
Join MWU
Shop
Books
Merch
Log In
Username
My Words
Recents
Account
Log Out
Est. 1828
Results for
'pretexts'
Rhymes
20
Near Rhymes
0
Advanced View
21
Related Words
128
Descriptive Words
66
Homophones
0
Same Consonant
0
Similar Sound
0
Related Words
Rhymes
Near Rhymes
Advanced View
Related Words
Descriptive Words
Homophones
Same Consonant
Similar Sound
Show
All Results
Show
Similar
Opposite
Rhymes with
pretexts
Word
Syllables
Categories
pretence
x/
Noun, Noun
guise
/
Noun, Noun
pretenses
x/x
Noun
excuses
x/x
Noun
rationales
xx/
Noun
justifications
xxx/x
Noun
reasons
/x
Noun
motives
/x
Noun
purposes
/xx
Noun
false pretenses
/x/x
Phrase, Noun
expedients
x/xx
Noun
justifies
/xx
Verb
premisses
x/x
Noun
motivations
xx/x
Noun
premises
/xx
Noun
contexts
/x
Noun
rationalizations
xxxx/x
Noun
rationalisation
/xx/x
Noun
contrivances
x/xx
Noun
explanations
xx/x
Noun
ulterior motive
x/xx/x
Phrase, Noun
justificatory
xxxxxx
Adjective
euphemisms
/xxx
Noun
preconditions
xx/x
Noun
precedents
/xx
Noun
falsehoods
/x
Noun
prefaces
/xx
Noun
rationalise
/xx
Verb
alibis
/xx
Noun
deceptions
x/x
Noun
circumstances
/xxx
Noun
loopholes
/x
Noun
occasions
x/x
Noun
substantiation
xxx/x
Noun
fabrications
xx/x
Noun
examples
x/x
Noun
plausibility
xx/xx
Noun
contrive
x/
Verb
cover story
/x/x
Phrase, Noun
triggers
/x
Noun
motivators
/xxx
Noun
rhetoric
/xx
Noun
falsifying
/xxx
Verb
contextualization
x/xxx/x
Noun
scenarios
x/xx
Noun
contextualize
x/xxx
Verb
conceits
x/
Noun
suppositions
xx/x
Noun
proximate cause
/xx/
Phrase, Noun
fictions
/x
Noun
specious
/x
Adjective
frivolous
/xx
Adjective
inventing
x/x
Verb
sorts
/
Noun
appearances
x/xx
Noun
trifling
/x
Adjective
hypocritical
xx/xx
Adjective
texts
/
Noun
plausible
/xx
Adjective
deceive
x/
Verb
trivial
/xx
Adjective
wanting
/x
Verb
intervention
xx/x
Noun
delaying
x/x
Verb
fraudulent
/xx
Adjective
fashion
/x
Noun
futile
/x
Adjective
absurd
x/
Adjective
variety
x/xx
Noun
kinds
/
Noun
cover
/x
Noun
false
/
Adjective
various
/xx
Adjective
plenty
/x
Noun
ingenious
x/x
Adjective
aggression
x/x
Noun
causes
/x
Noun
interference
xx/x
Noun
invasion
x/x
Noun
slightest
/x
Adjective
mere
/
Adjective
arrested
x/x
Verb
exhausted
x/x
Verb
furnish
/x
Verb
wars
/
Noun
vain
/
Adjective
finds
/
Verb
dubious
/xx
Adjective
afforded
x/x
Verb
devised
x/
Verb
invoked
x/
Verb
feeble
/x
Adjective
manner
/x
Noun
convenient
x/x
Adjective
refused
x/
Verb
seeks
/
Verb
opportunities
xx/xx
Noun
varied
/x
Adjective
lacking
/x
Verb
transparent
x/x
Adjective
serve
/
Verb
offering
/xx
Verb
violence
/xx
Noun
action
/x
Noun
nothing
/x
Noun
series
/x
Noun
authority
x/xx
Noun
endless
/x
Adjective
diverse
x/
Adjective
advanced
x/
Verb
legal
/x
Adjective
most
/
Adverb
looking
/x
Verb
means
/
Noun
were
x
Verb
ideological
xxx/xx
Adjective
annoyances
x/xx
Noun
apologies
x/xx
Noun
arguments
/xx
Noun
artifices
/xxx
Noun
claims
/
Noun, Verb
disguises
x/x
Noun, Verb
evasions
x/x
Noun
grounds
/
Noun
lawsuits
/x
Noun
pleas
/
Noun
quibble
/x
Verb, Noun
sources
/x
Noun
Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play
Play
Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play
Play
Word of the Day
sarcophagus
See Definitions and Examples
»
Get Word of the Day daily email!
Filter
Done
Result type
Rare Words
Phrases
Reset