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Related Words for prevarication
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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| lying | /x | Noun, Noun |
| equivocation | xxx/x | Noun, Noun |
| fabrication | xx/x | Noun, Noun |
| obfuscation | xx/x | Noun |
| dissembling | x/x | Noun |
| deceit | x/ | Noun |
| duplicity | x/xx | Noun |
| dishonesty | x/xx | Noun |
| untruth | x/ | Noun |
| subterfuge | /xx | Noun |
| deception | x/x | Noun |
| dissimulation | xxx/x | Noun |
| vacillation | xx/x | Noun |
| perfidy | /xx | Noun |
| falsehood | /x | Noun |
| misdirection | xx/x | Noun |
| misrepresentation | xxxx/x | Noun |
| incompetence | x/xx | Noun |
| sophistry | x/x | Noun |
| exaggeration | xxx/x | Noun |
| posturing | /xx | Noun |
| evasion | x/x | Noun |
| mystification | /xx/x | Noun |
| trickery | /xx | Noun |
| impudence | x/x | Noun |
| opportunism | xx/xx | Noun |
| calumny | /xx | Noun |
| chicanery | x/xx | Noun |
| intransigence | x/xx | Noun |
| insincerity | xx/xx | Noun |
| dithering | /xx | Noun |
| disinformation | xxx/x | Noun |
| malfeasance | x/x | Noun |
| hypocrisy | x/xx | Noun |
| inaction | x/x | Noun |
| treachery | /xx | Noun |
| politicking | /xxx | Noun |
| ignorance | /xx | Noun |
| indecision | xx/x | Noun |
| impertinence | x/xx | Noun |
| idiocy | /xxx | Noun |
| effrontery | x/xx | Noun |
| provocation | xx/x | Noun |
| ineptitude | x/xx | Noun |
| complicity | x/xx | Noun |
| foolishness | /xx | Noun |
| acquiescence | xx/x | Noun |
| falsity | /xx | Noun |
| bluster | /x | Noun |
| connivance | x/x | Noun |
| incoherence | xx/x | Noun |
| nonsense | /x | Noun |
| misinformation | xxx/x | Noun |
| imposture | x/x | Noun |
| deliberate | x/xx | Adjective |
| concealment | x/x | Noun |
| justification | xxx/x | Noun |
| rationalization | xxxx/x | Noun |
| denial | x/x | Noun |
| perversity | x/xx | Noun |
| inconsistency | xx/xx | Noun |
| avoidance | x/x | Noun |
| pomposity | x/xx | Noun |
| arrogance | /xx | Noun |
| hyperbole | x/xx | Noun |
| stupidity | x/xx | Noun |
| accusation | xx/x | Noun |
| belligerence | x/xx | Noun |
| wilful | /x | Adjective |
| obstinacy | /xxx | Noun |
| revisionism | x/xxx | Noun |
| deviation | xx/x | Noun |
| digression | x/x | Noun |
| swerve | / | Noun |
| aberration | xx/x | Noun |
| deviance | /xx | Noun |
| discrepancy | x/xx | Noun |
| license | /x | Noun |
| bad faith | // | Phrase, Noun |
| paradox | /xx | Noun |
| charade | x/ | Noun |
| procrastination | xxx/x | Noun |
| hesitation | xx/x | Noun |
| outright | // | Adjective |
| ruin | /x | Noun |
| delay | x/ | Noun |
| accused | x/ | Verb |
| endless | /x | Adjective |
| answer | /x | Verb |
| attempt | x/ | Noun |
| confusion | x/x | Noun |
| gross | / | Adjective |
| consequence | /xx | Noun |
| much | / | Adjective |
| months | / | Noun |
| mere | / | Adjective |
| nothing | /x | Noun |
| abuse | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| cheating | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| cowardice | /xx | Noun |
| deceitful | x/x | Adjective |
| delusion | x/x | Noun |
| fraud | / | Noun, Verb |
| graft | / | Noun, Verb |
| maneuver | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| manoeuvre | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| perjury | /xx | Noun |
| pretense | x/ | Noun |
| story | /x | Noun, Verb |
| tale | / | Noun, Verb |
| unfairness | x/x | Noun |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Verb, Adjective |
| shirtless | /x | Adjective |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| die | / | Verb, Noun, Adverb |
