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Synonyms for prevaricate
prɪˈvær ɪˌkeɪtpre·var·i·cate
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prevaricate
Synonyms:
shuffle, quibble, equivocate, palter, sophisticate, evadeAntonyms:
affirm, asseverate, maintain, reiterate
Princeton's WordNet
beat around the bush, equivocate, tergiversate, prevaricate, palterverb
be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
Synonyms:
beat around the bush, equivocate, apostatise, tergiversate, palter, apostatize
Dictionary of English Synonymes
prevaricateverb
Synonyms:
quibble, shuffle, cavil, palter, dodge, evade the truth, EQUIVOCATE
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#12304 | shuffle | |
#35306 | evade | |
#45562 | quibble | |
#73258 | usurp | |
#112569 | sophisticate | |
#259983 | equivocate |
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