Prevarication Synonyms

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Synonyms for Prevarication

equivoque
An equivocal word or expression.
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misrepresentation
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.
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tale
A malicious story, piece of gossip, or petty complaint.
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untruth
Something untrue; a lie.
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falsity
(Uncountable) The characteristic of being untrue.
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fish story
An exaggerated or boastful story; a tall tale.
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whopper
Something remarkably large
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deception
Something that deceives, as an illusion, or is meant to deceive, as a fraud
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dishonesty
(Uncountable) The characteristic or condition of being dishonest.
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falsehood
Lack of conformity to truth or fact; inaccuracy.
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fabrication
A fabricated thing; esp., a falsehood, false excuse, etc.
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fib
(Informal) A lie, especially one that is more or less inconsequential.
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ambiguity
(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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equivocation
The use of equivocal language.
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euphemism
(Uncountable) The use of a word or phrase to replace another with one that is considered less offensive, blunt or vulgar than the word or phrase it replaces.
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hedge
(Finance) Contract or arrangement reducing one's exposure to risk (for example the risk of price movements or interest rate movements).
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shuffle
(By extension, music) A rhythm commonly used in blues music. Consists of a series of triplet notes with the middle note missing, so that it sounds like a long note followed by a short note. Sounds like a walker dragging one foot.
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tergiversation
The act of abandoning something or someone, of changing sides; desertion; betrayal.
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weasel word
(Pejorative) A word used to qualify a statement so as to make it potentially misleading.
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waffle
(Chiefly Brit.) Wordy, vague, or indecisive talk or writing
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canard
A false or misleading report or story, especially if deliberately so.
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cock-and-bull story
An absurd or highly improbable tale passed off as being true.
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fiction
Works in this category:
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inveracity
Lack of veracity; untruthfulness.
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misstatement
A statement that is false. Usually indicating an error rather than an intentional lie.
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story
(Chiefly US) A floor or level of a building; a storey.
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tall tale
(Idiomatic) A greatly exaggerated, fantastic story.
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lying
The telling of a lie or lies
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evasiveness
The quality of being evasive.
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Words Related to Prevarication

lie
Something meant to deceive or mistakenly accepted as true:
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clear
(Carpentry) Full extent; distance between extreme limits; especially; the distance between the nearest surfaces of two bodies, or the space between walls.
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true
Proper alignment or adjustment:
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foot-dragging
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