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

The show’s noir movie aesthetics still serve its story of political ambition, where revenge is disguised as justice and greed hidden behind lofty lies of patriotism.

— Ophélie Surcouf, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026
The new layout on the wide-body plane features 144 premium seats, including 70 lie-flat seats with sliding doors in its Flagship Suite section at the front of the plane.

— Michele Luhn, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of lie

Noun

Set in 1964 and based on a true story, the film tells the tale of a young journalist who tracks down a potential Nazi officer living secretly in New York and befriends the suspect’s charming wife.

— John Hopewell, Variety, 31 Aug. 2026
Like James himself, the men are clever and bookish, writing letters or diaries, reading voraciously, and imagining themselves into tales of romance and Biblical comeuppance.

— Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of tale

Noun

Like all other alumni interviewed for this story, one of the first things Oberlander mentioned about her love for Killian was athletics — football games in particular.

— Austin Horn August 29, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026
Your stories are a great reminder of what sports teaches high school students about life.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026

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