PREVARICATES Synonyms
2 hypernyms for prevaricates. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for PREVARICATES
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| tergiversate | verb v | |||||
verb • be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information • abandon one's beliefs or allegiances | ||||||
| equivocate | verb v | |||||
verb • be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information | ||||||
| dodge | verb, noun, adjective v, n, adj | |||||
noun • an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade • a quick evasive movement • a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery verb • make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid • move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course • avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) | ||||||
| fib | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • a trivial lie verb • tell a relatively insignificant lie | ||||||
| hedge | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes • any technique designed to reduce or eliminate financial risk; for example, taking two positions that will offset each other if prices change • an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement verb • avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) • hinder or restrict with or as if with a hedge • enclose or bound in with or as it with a hedge or hedges • minimize loss or risk | ||||||
| pussyfoot | verb v | |||||
verb • to go stealthily or furtively | ||||||
| quibble | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections verb • evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections • argue over petty things | ||||||
| shuffle | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • the act of mixing cards haphazardly • walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet verb • walk by dragging one's feet • move about, move back and forth • mix so as to make a random order or arrangement | ||||||
| sidestep | verb v | |||||
noun • a step to one side (as in boxing or dancing) verb • avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) | ||||||
| waffle | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • pancake batter baked in a waffle iron verb • pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness | ||||||
| beat around the bush | ||||||
verb • be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information | ||||||
| palter | verb v | |||||
verb • be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information | ||||||