Synonyms for palter
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Verb
1. Equivocate
equivocate, prevaricate, shift, dodge, shuffle, evade, quibble, tergiversate, cavil
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Definitions
- v. 1
To talk insincerely; to prevaricate or equivocate in speech or actions.
Forms
- Past participle
- paltered
e.g. paltered → equivocated, prevaricated, shifted, dodged…
Example sentences
- dodge I was somehow able to dodge the attack with ease.
- shuffle The cards were given a good shuffle before being dealt.
- equivocate I knew that Tom would equivocate.
- haggle The prices are as written. Don't try to haggle with me.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| palter | steady | |
| dodge | rising | |
| shuffle | rising | |
| equivocate | steady | |
| prevaricate | rising | |
| haggle | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- shift1, dodge1, evade2, cavil
- 6 letters
- haggle2
- 7 letters
- shuffle2, quibble2
- 10 letters
- equivocate4
- 11 letters
- prevaricate4
- 12 letters
- tergiversate
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (evade2 = 2 syllables).