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Prevaricate

//pɹɪˈvæɹɪkeɪt//

Synonyms for "prevaricate" (62 found)

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Informal (11)

Noun, verb, slang(6 words)

shift fence waffle quibble weasel fib

Name, noun, verb, slang(2 words)

Adj, name, noun, verb, slang(2 words)

Intj, name, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

General use (51)

Adj, verb(2 words)

obscure exaggerate

Verb(24 words)

lie equivocate tergiversate beat around the bush fib evade belie deceive fabricate falsify beat about mystify back and fill misrepresent palter hem and haw nitpick blow hot and cold beg the question stretch the truth

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hum and haw draw the longbow mince words beat about the bush

Noun, verb(10 words)

stall shuffle boggle bicker sidestep garble cavil pussyfoot mislead split hairs

Name, noun, verb(2 words)

Adj, noun, verb(1 words)

Adj, noun(1 words)

evade the issue around the bush pick nits mince the truth be untruthful lie flatly speak falsely tell a lie

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