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Antonyms for pretext

Grammar : Noun
Spell : pree-tekst
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpri tɛkst


Definition of pretext

Origin :
  • 1510s, from French prétexte, from Latin praetextum "a pretext, outward display," noun use of neuter past participle of praetexere "to disguise, cover," literally "weave in front" (for sense, cf. pull the wool over (someone's) eyes); from prae- "in front" (see pre-) + texere "to weave," from PIE root *tek- "make" (see texture (n.)).
  • noun disguise; alleged reason
Example sentences :
  • Now, by some pretext, by some wile, he must live to see her once more.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • The pretext is none of mine; it's hers, and she shall have enough of it.'
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • His son, who was then at Court with him, was, upon the pretext of a liaison with Mdlle.
  • Extract from : « Reflections » by Francois Duc De La Rochefoucauld
  • She had not got at all wet when standing under the window, and had said so only as a pretext to get him to let her in.
  • Extract from : « Father Sergius » by Leo Tolstoy
  • I lived for men on the pretext of living for God, while she lived for God imagining that she lives for men.
  • Extract from : « Father Sergius » by Leo Tolstoy
  • Here, also, he had a pretext to break off impending agreements.
  • Extract from : « The Formation of Christendom, Volume VI » by Thomas W. (Thomas William) Allies
  • I said there were two things to discuss, the pretext and the execution.
  • Extract from : « The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, Complete » by Duc de Saint-Simon
  • When Blanche's husband offered him work, he found some pretext for avoiding it.
  • Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster
  • His pretext for seeking Blood must still be that he needed medical assistance.
  • Extract from : « Captain Blood » by Rafael Sabatini
  • You refuse to cross swords with me on the pretext that you do not fight men of my stamp.
  • Extract from : « The Suitors of Yvonne » by Raphael Sabatini

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