PREVARICATING Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word prevaricating. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for PREVARICATING
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dissembling | verbv | |||||||
noun • pretending with intention to deceive • the act of deceiving | ||||||||
falsifying | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • the act of determining that something is false | ||||||||
fibbing | ||||||||
noun • a trivial act of lying or being deliberately unclear | ||||||||
lying | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • the deliberate act of deviating from the truth | ||||||||
misleading | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently | ||||||||
deceiving | adjectiveadj | |||||||
verb • be false to; be dishonest with • cause someone to believe an untruth | ||||||||
equivocating | verb, adverbv, adv | |||||||
verb • be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information | ||||||||
evading | verb, adjectivev, 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, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • put together out of artificial or natural components or parts • concoct something artificial or untrue | ||||||||
tergiversate | verbv | |||||||
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 | verbv | |||||||
verb • be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information | ||||||||
palter | verbv | |||||||
verb • be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information |