PREVARICATIONS Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

prevarications

noun

plural of prevarication

as in lies

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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Noun

Aron refuses to forgive Adam for his lies about his mother, signs up for the Great War, and goes to his death.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
Thou Shalt Not Steal, which launches on October 6, is a coming-of-age, roadtrip, moralistic odyssey about the lies people tell themselves and each other.

— Peter White, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of lies

Noun

Fear of the wilderness and its potentially lethal native creatures is hardwired into the human brain and fueled tales of haunted forests and murderous animals throughout history.

— Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
And there’s good stories, different stories in there, different tales to tell.

— Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of tales

Noun

Hassan Babar, the festival’s artistic director, said such stories should not merely serve as counter-narratives.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026
Across the research, historical examples, and personal stories explored in the book, the same two-sided GRP pattern appears again and again.

— Wyles Daniel, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026

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