prevaricating 1 of 2

present participle of prevaricate

prevaricating

2 of 2

adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for prevaricating
Verb
  • The truth is, anybody that tells you they 100% know what this offense will look like without Tyreek Hill is lying.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2025
  • The defense opposed the request and accused the woman of lying about being a victim.
    Kara Scannell, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • At Comedy Central, Colbert rose to prominence playing a slightly exaggerated version of Bill O’Reilly and other unapologetically mendacious Fox News pundits from the George W. Bush years.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 18 July 2025
  • The true story reveals both how freedom of speech first came to be conceived of as a mechanism for truth, an antidote to falsehood, and the foundation of all liberty—and that, ironically, this new and powerful theory was itself a deliberately mendacious fiction.
    Fara Dabhoiwala, Harpers Magazine, 4 June 2025
Adjective
  • No wonder de Lesseps became a national pariah whose name was synonymous with dishonest incompetence.
    U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025
  • These are cheap, dishonest shots against a great intellect, acknowledged by friends and opponents alike.
    James Gaylord, Oc Register, 15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Officers making contact with Hyatt noted an odor of intoxicants, staggering gait, confusion and illogical, untruthful responses to questions, according to the motion.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Aug. 2025
  • The deficient vice of integrity is being fake, untruthful, inconsistent, unprincipled, and manipulative.
    Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
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“Prevaricating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prevaricating. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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