Synonyms of prevaricates

prevaricates

verb

present tense third-person singular of prevaricate

as in lies

to make a statement one knows to be untrue

during the hearings the witness was willing to prevaricate in order to protect his friend

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lies
• deceives
• equivocates
• fibs
• fabricates
• forswears
• perjures
• deludes
• kids
• tricks
• fools
• slanders
• misstates
• falsifies
• misrepresents
• dissembles
• dupes
• libels
• misleads
• fudges
• hoodwinks
• defames
• distorts
• beguiles
• takes in
• snows
• dissimulates
• gulls
• misinforms
• traduces
• garbles
• palters
• misreports
• cozens
• misguides
• hoaxes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• asserts
• testifies
• swears
• confirms
• verifies
• validates
• substantiates
• authenticates