putoff vs pretext

putoff and pretext both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
putoff	Yes	No	No	No
pretext	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, pretext is a hypernym of putoff; that is, pretext is a word with a broader meaning than putoff:

putoff: a pretext for delay or inaction
pretext: something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason

Other hypernyms of putoff include stalking-horse.

putoff (noun)	pretext (noun)
a pretext for delay or inaction	an artful or simulated semblance
	something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason