Definitions For Prevarication

noun

  • The deliberate act of deviating from the truth
  • Intentionally vague or ambiguous
  • A statement that deviates from or perverts the truth

verb

  • To avoid telling the truth by not directly answering a question

Is Prevarication a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
20
Words with Friends
24

The word Prevarication is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Prevarication in a Sentence

  • Government officials prevaricated about the real costs of the project.
  • During the hearings the witness was willing to prevaricate in order to protect his friend

Synonyms for Prevarication

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