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Synonyms & Antonyms of prevarication
a statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive
- she knew that his account was a pure prevarication
Synonyms for prevarication
- fable,
- fabrication,
- fairy tale,
- falsehood,
- falsity,
- fib,
- lie,
- mendacity,
- story,
- tale,
- taradiddle
- (or tarradiddle),
- untruth,
- whopper
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“Prevarication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prevarication. Accessed 21 Sep. 2021.
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