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Word | Prevaricate |
be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information / To shift or turn from one side to the other, from the direct course, or from truth / lie / speak or act in an evasive way. / to avoid telling the truth by not directly answering a question, | |
Usage | ⇒ Shweta prevaicated about getting a high rank in class while she actually had failed miserably ⇒ Shweta prevaicated about getting a high rank in class while she actually ⇒ Some people believe that to prevaricate in a good cause is justifiable and regard the statement as a "white lie." ⇒ Government officials prevaricated about the real costs of the project. ⇒ he seemed to prevaricate when journalists asked pointed questions |
Synonyms | equivocate, lie, palter, tergiversate, fib, quibble, shuffle, dodge, falsify, fence, hedge, evade, misrepresent, waffle, cavil, shift, beat around the bush, fabricate, pussyfoot, sidestep, |
Antonyms | accost, acquaint, compare, confront, defy, deliver, demonstrate, earn, eat, effect, emit, enact, enter, evince, feature, give, introduce, portray, pose, represent, |
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