Synonyms for "prevaricator" (43 found)

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Closest matches (9)

liarfabricatorstorytellerananiasbaron munchausencaptious criticcavilerconsummate liardirty liar

Strong matches (13)

equivocatorfabulistfalse witnessfalsifierfather of liesfibberfibsterhabitual liarhairsplitterhedgermystificatormystifier

Noun(1 words)

liar

Related words (21)

mythomaniacnitpickerobscurantistpaltererpathological liarperjurerpettifoggerpicayune criticpseudologistpseudologuepussyfootpussyfooterquibblersatanshufflersir john mandevillespinner of yarnstergiversatoryarn spinneryarner

Noun(1 words)

tripus

Related word relations

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4 relation types

More general

6 entries

beguilercheatcheaterdeceiverslickertrickster

Synonyms

3 entries

fabricatorliarstoryteller

derived from

1 entries

prevaricate

related to

2 entries

agent nounprevaricate

Translations

14 translations across 6 languages.

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Dutch

2 entries

• draaier noun (one who prevaricates)
• veinzer noun (one who prevaricates)

French

2 entries

• prévaricateur noun (one who prevaricates)
• prévaricatrice noun (one who prevaricates)

German

4 entries

• Faktenverfälscher noun (one who prevaricates)
• Schönredner noun (one who prevaricates)
• Tatsachenverdreher noun (one who prevaricates)
• Wahrheitsverdreher noun (one who prevaricates)

Plautdietsch

1 entries

• Läajna noun (one who prevaricates)

Polish

4 entries

• krętacz noun (one who prevaricates)
• krętaczka noun (one who prevaricates)
• lawirant noun (one who prevaricates)
• lawirantka noun (one who prevaricates)

Portuguese

1 entries

• prevaricador noun (one who prevaricates)

Sample sentences

1 total sentences available.

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It was evident he took me for a perfectly shameless prevaricator.

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