PREVARICATION Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

prevarication

noun

Definition of prevarication

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

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Noun

This is a melodrama of malicious secrets and manipulative lies that may lead to divorce, desertion and even death.

— Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
The film follows an insecure MBA student who fakes a broken ankle and poses as a medical student to win over a free-spirited woman who lives for music and dancing, only to see his lies unravel as real feelings take hold.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026

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Whether Arnault can leverage his track record across multiple international brands to help reverse Nike's fortunes while cementing his position within the Arnault family's succession landscape remains a story that will unfold soon.

— , CNBC, 18 Sep. 2026
Bible readers may wonder how this fit with Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice his son Isaac at God’s command, and philosophers have occasionally tried to reconcile the two stories with textual twists.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026

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