smokescreen Definition

pretext, excuse, diversionary, cloak, distraction, guise, diversion, cover, smoke, coverage, pretence, cover-up, subterfuge, red herring, ploy, ruse, charade, obfuscation, disinformation, disguise, sophistry, deception, gimmick, machination, doublespeak, phoney, misinformation, stratagem, illusion, hypocrisy, propaganda, fallacy, deceit, phony, bluster, artifice, demagoguery, stealth, fig leaf, sham, justification, discredit, smoke grenade, bogeyman, furphy, strawman, scaremonger, posturing, rationale, scapegoat, hogwash, window dressing, weasel words, pretenses, fait accompli, baloney, bargaining chip, sideshow, hyperbole, underhandedness, masking, wishful thinking, euphemism, dissembling, motives, nefariousness, sour grapes, dirty tricks, casus belli, untruths, smacks, inuendo, codswallop, travesty, copout, truth, humbug, poppycock, farce, malarkey, canard, falsities, tokenism, gutlessness, mirage, backdoor, witch hunt, smoke screen, skulduggery, gamesmanship, innuendo, myth, gimmickry, cannon fodder, rubber stamping, bunkum, sophistical, smear, rubber stamp, tactic,