Prevarication synonyms
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Incorrect or unfaithful representation in the capacity of agent or official representative, as of a principal in a matter of business, or of constituents in legislation.
An equivocal word or expression.
(Uncountable) The characteristic of being untrue.
An exaggerated or boastful story; a tall tale.
Something remarkably large
Something that deceives, as an illusion, or is meant to deceive, as a fraud
(Uncountable) The characteristic or condition of being dishonest.
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Lack of conformity to truth or fact; inaccuracy.
lie (related)
Something meant to deceive or mistakenly accepted as true:
A fabricated thing; esp., a falsehood, false excuse, etc.
(Informal) A lie, especially one that is more or less inconsequential.
A malicious story, piece of gossip, or petty complaint.
Something untrue; a lie.
(Countable) Something, particulary words and sentences, that is open to more than one interpretation, explanation or meaning, if that meaning etc cannot be determined from its context.
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The use of equivocal language.
The act of abandoning something or someone, of changing sides; desertion; betrayal.
(Pejorative) A word used to qualify a statement so as to make it potentially misleading.
(Chiefly Brit.) Wordy, vague, or indecisive talk or writing
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A false or misleading report or story, especially if deliberately so.
An absurd or highly improbable tale passed off as being true.
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Lack of veracity; untruthfulness.
(Idiomatic) A greatly exaggerated, fantastic story.
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clear (related)
(Carpentry) Full extent; distance between extreme limits; especially; the distance between the nearest surfaces of two bodies, or the space between walls.
true (related)
Proper alignment or adjustment:
The telling of a lie or lies
The quality of being evasive.
indecision (related)
prevaricate (related)
intransigence (related)
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foot-dragging (related)
Find another word for prevarication. In this page you can discover 36 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for prevarication, like: misrepresentation, equivoque, falsity, fish story, whopper, deception, dishonesty, falsehood, lie, fabrication and fib.