Synonyms for prevarication
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Equivocation — evasion of the truth
equivocation, evasion, chicanery, deceit, evasiveness, dodge, shuffle, subterfuge
3. Perversion — deviation from what is right or correct
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
Evasion of the truth.
Prevarication became the order of the day in his government while truth was a stranger in those halls.
- n. 2
Deviation from what is right or correct.
- n. 3
A secret abuse in the exercise of a public office.
Related words
- Word family
- prevaricate prevaricator
Forms
- Plural
- prevarications → equivocations, evasions, chicaneries, deceits…
Example sentences
- evasion Tax officials are zeroing in on income tax evasion.
- deceit He acquired a great fortune by using deceit and treachery.
- chicanery Dennis was known for chicanery and sleight-of-hand.
- lying I saw a gangster lying in the light from the hall.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| prevarication | rising | |
| evasion | steady | |
| deceit | rising | |
| equivocation | steady | |
| chicanery | falling | |
| lying | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- lie1, fib1
- 5 letters
- story2, lying2, dodge1
- 6 letters
- deceit2
- 7 letters
- shuffle2, evasion3, untruth2
- 9 letters
- falsehood2, chicanery4, mendacity4
- 10 letters
- perversion3, subterfuge3
- 11 letters
- fabrication4, evasiveness
- 12 letters
- equivocation5
- 13 letters
- transgression3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (story2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- prévarication
- Italiano
- prevaricazione