PREVARICATES Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

prevaricates

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present tense third-person singular of prevaricate

as in lies

to make a statement one knows to be untrue during the hearings the witness was willing to prevaricate in order to protect his friend

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This tiny place lies 155 miles north of the Arctic Circle, beside Torneträsk, a 43-mile-long lake.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 18 Oct. 2026
Main Street lies just to the right and includes Courtney and Jose Fiscal Belli’s restaurant, Main Street Cafe.

— Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

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