The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word PRETEXT which also is the latest solution we found used in USA Today in 1996.
Stated motive crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PRETEXT | 100 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Stated motive
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- pretext
- eccentric
- ground
- purpose
- inducement
- subject
- figure
- mean
- abstract
- allowance
- apt
- call
Crossword Answer definitions
PRETEXT noun- A false, contrived, or assumed purpose or reason; a pretense.
- To employ a pretext, which involves using a false or contrived purpose for soliciting the gain of something else.
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