PREVARICATING Synonyms
2 hypernyms for prevaricating. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for PREVARICATING
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| dissembling | verb v | |||||
noun • pretending with intention to deceive • the act of deceiving | ||||||
| falsifying | verb, adjective v, adj | |||||
noun • the act of determining that something is false | ||||||
| fibbing | ||||||
noun • a trivial act of lying or being deliberately unclear | ||||||
| lying | verb, adjective v, adj | |||||
noun • the deliberate act of deviating from the truth | ||||||
| misleading | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently | ||||||
| deceiving | adjective adj | |||||
verb • be false to; be dishonest with • cause someone to believe an untruth | ||||||
| equivocating | verb, adverb v, adv | |||||
verb • be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information | ||||||
| evading | verb, adjective v, adj | |||||
verb • avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) • escape, either physically or mentally • practice evasion • use cunning or deceit to escape or avoid | ||||||
| fabricating | verb, adjective v, adj | |||||
verb • put together out of artificial or natural components or parts • concoct something artificial or untrue | ||||||
| tergiversate | verb v | |||||
verb • be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information • abandon one's beliefs or allegiances | ||||||
| beat around the bush | ||||||
verb • be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information | ||||||
| equivocate | verb v | |||||
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 | ||||||