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View definitions for prevarication

prevarication

noun as in deception

noun as in lie

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Example Sentences

I concealed the name of my boat from her, and made a calculated prevarication when I announced my presence in London.

There was no prevarication or difficulty with the only witness examined.

He had by a violent effort recovered his equanimity, and said,—'Prevarication or denial I suppose to be useless.

I am ashamed of the prevarication; his heart certainly was broken, but his own hand assisted the slower operations of nature.

One nation robs another—that other demands reparation—prevarication is the reply.

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On this page you'll find 40 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to prevarication, such as: dishonesty, equivocation, falsehood, deceitfulness, distortion, and fib.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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