smoke screen
43 synonyms found
- alibi
- apology
- blind
- camouflage
- cloak
- color
- cover story
- cover-up
- disguise
- domino
- excuse
- facade
- false colors
- false face
- false front
- feint
- gloss
- guise
- incognito
- lame excuse
- locus standi
- mask
- masque
- masquerade
- mummery
- ostensible motive
- poor excuse
- pretension
- pretext
- protective coloration
- public motive
- put-off
- refuge
- semblance
- sham
- stalking-horse
- stratagem
- subterfuge
- trick
- veil
- visor
- vizard
- vizard mask
Definition
(n) :
an action intended to conceal or confuse or obscure; (military) screen consisting of a cloud of smoke that obscures movements
"requesting new powers of surveillance is just a smokescreen to hide their failures"