prevarication

noun

Definition of prevaricationnext
as in lie
a statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive she knew that his account was a pure prevarication

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Recent Examples of prevarication This week, in testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Attorney General Pam Bondi gave a master class in obfuscation, prevarication, and pettiness. — John Ficarra, Air Mail, 11 Oct. 2025 There was no picture, there was no drawing, there has been so many lies, so much prevarication, so much cover up. — John Parkinson, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prevarication
  1. lie
  2. tale
  3. story
Noun
  • As much as many of us want to see justice prevail for all the lies, corruption, inhumanity and retribution, Americans are hurting, and the focus should be on relieving that hurt.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2026
  • But brands regularly build multimillion-dollar projects on the backs of the lies people tell about themselves.
    — Sam Peskin, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of lie
Noun
  • Amused, the actor offered a gentle lesson in mixing the perfect vodka and orange juice—just one of countless tales this legendary hotel has collected over nearly a century.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
  • From this banal beginning, Gray launches a tale of fear and violence, criminal conspiracies and paranoia.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of tale
Noun
  • The Observer requested those findings, but the district did not provide them in response to questions for this story.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 13 Nov. 2026
  • The Sentinel has also had to enlist lawyers to fend off threats from state officials who tried to stop us from publishing stories twice in just the last 18 months.
    — Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of story

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“Prevarication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prevarication. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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