Synonyms for cover story
- alibi
- excuse
- guise
- ploy
- pretense
- ruse
- affectation
- appearance
- bluff
- cleanup
- cloak
- color
- coloring
- cover
- cover-up
- device
- face
- feint
- front
- mask
- masquerade
- plea
- routine
- semblance
- show
- simulation
- stall
- stratagem
- subterfuge
- veil
- cop-out
- fig leaf
- red herring
- song and dance
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Antonyms for cover story
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excuses
noun. reason, explanation
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