Đồng nghĩa của prevaricate

prevaricates, prevaricated, prevaricating

Đồng nghĩa: beat around the bush, equivocate, palter, tergiversate,

lie cavil dodge equivocate hedge palter quibble shuffle tergiversate deceive fence flannel pussyfoot shilly-shally sidestep be evasive evade fabricate fib shift stall temporise temporize vacillate beat about the bush belie con dissemble distort dither exaggerate falsify fudge garble invent jive misrepresent misspeak misstate be non-committal be vague dodge the issue parry questions sidestep the issue beg the question phony up put off put on stretch the truth duck the issue hum and haw stall for time beat around the bush give a false colour to waffle hesitate weasel pussyfoot around evade the issue stonewall duck the question sit on the fence fudge the issue procrastinate waver avoid duck delay blow hot and cold avoid the issue parry tarry be indecisive tergiverse hang back gain time be ambiguous flip-flop use delaying tactics play for time cop out hem and haw hold back hang fire shuck filibuster mince words defer balk shuffle about baulk pass the buck cop a plea be noncommittal kick the can down the road mince one's words skirt ramble fake fluctuate swither falter haver shift ground about gloss over eschew escape elude adumbrate double-talk dilly-dally skirt the issue play it close to the vest feint baffle maneuver shirk foil contest outwit manoeuvre change yo-yo run around cover up straddle the fence tell white lie give run around cloud the issue fight off give nothing away play a waiting game avoid committing oneself play one's cards close to one's chest dodge the question straddle an issue blather blandish blarney beguile use Fabian tactics avoid making a decision take your time change one's mind circumvent bypass use flattery talk blarney butter up fast-talk not pay not give a straight answer to fend off cop out of skirt round beat around bush get out of find a way round be equivocal about beat about the bush about be evasive about quibble about avoid answering bargain haggle negotiate hedge one's bets shuffle around give the run around deal chaffer dicker babble postpone divert distract wheel and deal cut a deal horse-trade take one's time hold over drag one's feet buy time dally pause dawdle linger wait halt loiter stagger be undecided oscillate waste time think twice lag hang around scruple stop teeter hang about drag your feet be irresolute wobble wabble dillydally poke balance drag hold off shillyshally stay get cold feet deliberate obstruct trifle be unsure diddle creep mope lollygag crawl lallygag kill time mark time hang on stay put idle hold on potter sit tight remain tremble be uncertain sway while away time plod be doubtful trail be slow potter around potter about drag your heels potter round wait around warm a chair hang round put off doing something hang out let the grass grow under one's feet get no place fast rest see-saw refuse rebuff resist discontinue cease be ambivalent penelopize be in two minds faff about mess around um and ah bide prevent block flicker tumble use dilatory tactics vary hinder bobble lurch reel roll quaver quiver put something on the back burner trim shudder loaf goof around tail hold the phone stop over tool lose time lodge be unable to decide whiffle waffle be unable to make up your mind run hot and cold toddle diddle-daddle saunter employ delaying tactics adopt Fabian tactics stick around stay behind adjourn retard prolong protract fritter time away move slowly straggle goldbrick cool amble shlep along sit around fritter away fool around scrounge around sit on one's butt bum around totter putter defer action take a raincheck let slide be dilatory have a breather call time take a break goof off horse around not keep pace lag behind fall behind postpone action suspend action drag one's heels take ten hold your horses take a breather hold your fire take five stop briefly alternate demur hover seesaw stumble doubt boggle flounder ponder hang mammer debate weigh be hesitant shy away be reluctant be unwilling pull back think about sit on fence

lie fib fabricate dissimulate deceive delude falsify mislead bluff exaggerate misrepresent con dissemble equivocate hoax hoodwink misinform perjure pretend beguile dupe misguide misspeak misstate trick bull distort forswear fudge gaslight misinstruct overdraw palter pervert snow tell a falsehood tell an untruth be untruthful concoct a story depart from the truth stretch the truth string along tell a lie tell stories bear false witness be economical with the truth be forsworn break promise commit perjury fake it forswear oneself have on make up a story not speak the truth not tell the truth perjure oneself put on the wrong track say something untrue tell untruths throw off the scent forswear yourself invent a story make believe perjure yourself put on put up a front send on a wild goose chase tell a terminological inexactitude frame someone lead astray BS tell a white lie lack candor lie through one's teeth spin a yarn invent concoct fake tell lies feign jive make up trump up forge fool devise misdirect kid snooker disinform bamboozle cozen sucker doublespeak gaff hornswoggle gammon propagandize have humbug spoof juggle burn buffalo catch propagandise mousetrap gull lie to take in pull the wool over somebody's eyes give wrong information to suck in bait and switch fake out lead one down the garden path lead up the garden path pull the wool over one's eyes pull one's leg put on an act give someone a bum steer cover up wrong steer take for a ride put up smoke screen put on false front do a number on lead on double-talk counterfeit coin form lie under oath swear falsely plant promote shovel tell a fib create fiction speak with forked tongue scam tell a little white lie bilk hose swindle make like illude cheat inveigle seduce shaft entice bunk defraud tempt outfox rook betray pull someone's leg ensnare victimize victimise lure overreach caboodle bait entangle enmesh impose on outwit take someone for a ride rip off pull a fast one on pull the wool over someone's eyes rope in pull a swifty on pull wool over eyes lead up garden path take someone in play trick on give the wrong impression double-cross put one over on manufacture construct excogitate contrive hatch simulate conjure up tell untruth drum up think up dream up cook up vamp up vamp create out of thin air gyp stiff diddle flimflam sting do fleece finagle mulct screw euchre fiddle hustle chisel shortchange entrap beat skin bunco bleed chouse pluck short stick swizzle take to the cleaners ream take advantage of sharp squeeze sell a pup to skunk thimblerig shake down nobble do in chicane exploit outmanoeuvre outmaneuver sandbag befool milk circumvent make a fool of juke embezzle defeat outsmart sell fox trap take gazump clip double-deal bewilder stitch up baffle do the dirty on disappoint allure set up pull a fast one thwart goldbrick solicit decoy wheedle outslick outjockey swizz rob gouge shuck outdo outthink steal a march on outguess top outgeneral goose worst jip confuse cap pull somebody's leg lead down the garden path screw over get the better of sell a pup enchant end run figure out captivate bewitch foil coax cajole jockey frustrate hook induce maneuver manoeuvre catch out joke manipulate fascinate sweet-talk outplay out-think trim mock jerk around steer have someone on pull fast one frame run rings round throw dust in someone's eyes do out of be cleverer than make rings round run a game on do someone in the eye sell a bill of goods to corrupt troll make a monkey of make somebody look an idiot impose lead off deke stretch the rules bend the rules pull something funny stack the cards hit below the belt tease stump slip something over on pull in use sham flirt trifle dally dust outperform toy entrance charm attract pilfer four-flush coquet wanton blag hypnotize woo dazzle blind mesmerize spellbind pull something cuckold win over throw overcharge ruin soft-soap fix sway pass off psych out play dirty impose upon take for play away cross up step out play a trick on make a sucker of wangle impress take to cleaners play joke on beat out of take for ride give the runaround make a fool of somebody catfish double deal play-act send on a wild-goose chase butter up toy with trifle with dally with play with bleed dry lead somebody down the garden path pull wool over bilk of extort steal wind up go one better than bias hypnotise mesmerise shave play finesse defy take to the cleaner's do number on sucker into play for a fool flam play a jest on play a prank on play a joke on murphy persuade hocus-pocus play a practical joke on make use of put one over on someone play games with cross elude rebel against disobey belie rush pull a fast one on someone be sold a pup sell a bill of goods lirt crib blench rogue belirt play for a sucker string someone along challenge short-change draw snare play games stage-manage pull strings pull wires sell down the river twist around your little finger take out fast talk invite give bum steer break the rules give the shaft distract come on toll ensorcell tout egg one on shill wile obsess pull bribe stupefy best overcome let down sell out come on to play fast and loose with enrapture besot sweep off one's feet infatuate yuck yuk jest jape banter fun jolly josh quip gag wisecrack chaff make sport of rag poke fun at ridicule make fun of yank somebody's chain bother sweep you off your feet

pettifog altercate argufy avoid bicker carp cavil chicane criticise criticize dispute equivocate evade fence flip-flop hassle niggle nitpick pretend shift spar squabble waffle wrangle argue over blow hot and cold catch at straws have at it hem and haw hypercriticize make a big thing about nit-pick paralogize pick to pieces put up an argument set to split hairs talk back query fuss fault pick quibble object to complain about chop logic carp about cavil at beat about the bush holes in raise trivial objections to find fault with

misrepresent distort garble misstate pervert belie falsify misinterpret warp disguise fudge misreport twist misquote bend color colour cook misrelate parody slant strain conceal manipulate travesty adulterate angle beard bias blarney cheese cloak con confuse dress embellish embroider equivocate exaggerate lie mangle mask miscolor overdraw overstate palter pirate promote puff skew snow stretch quote out of context take out of context blow smoke build up cover up give a false account of give a false idea of pass off phony up put a spin on trump up alter forge fake doctor counterfeit change fabricate invent massage debase corrupt tamper with vitiate rig fix traverse fiddle contravene deceive contort gloss deacon salt four-flush fib fake it frame up dress up put on an act misconstrue interfere with tinker with juggle magnify muddle pad spin fiddle with obscure mistranslate misrender mislead varnish overdo airbrush misattribute hyperbolize dramatize put words in somebody's mouth dramatise misuse abuse masquerade prejudice misemploy curve influence suppress prostitute veil whitewash dissimulate profane misapply screen hide overemphasize enhance affect modify amplify inflate scam overestimate amend overstress overplay emphasize cook up catastrophize enlarge exalt cook the books romanticise romanticize doctor up put on gloss over hike boost brag boast heighten expand overemphasise emphasise elaborate on lay it on thick blow out of proportion make a mountain out of a molehill make too much of blow up out of all proportion jumble blur slur patch mutilate mix up twist around misarticulate mold shape mould quote put the wrong slant on quote incorrectly tilt tip weight slope misshape weigh train concentrate focus aim direct point poison cover give a false impression of trim rearrange shuffle occult blanket shroud enshroud curtain tamper blot out paper over change round transform revamp edit revise rework throw off balance divert perform magic overvalue aggrandize mess about with make changes to make adjustments to make alterations to meddle with touch up varnish over deteriorate wind knot crush melt decline writhe slump gnarl sag deviate collapse misappropriate deflect subvert give a false picture of over-elaborate elaborate oversell pretend overpitch add colour flimflam diddle finagle mistreat cut spike ruin alloy spoil desecrate steer animalize outrage veer water brainwash seduce exploit mishandle lay on lay it on with a shovel pile it on make a federal case of draw the longbow big up up caricature stretch the truth pile it on about shoot a line pyramid lay it on with a trowel romance pretty up make a big thing of lay it on with a trowel about intensify go to extremes blow something out of all proportion make a production out of make a drama out of a crisis lay it on thick about loud talk overexaggerate put one on make out like dissipate embezzle mismanage waste squander steal defalcate falsely represent dissemble make bad use of minimize veneer downplay make a pretense of feign sugarcoat secrete extenuate bluff simulate pass someone off minimise sham camouflage keep secret emphasize too much make a big thing out of blow up draw the long bow play up put up a smoke screen put on a false front de-emphasize keep quiet about hush up keep a lid on draw a veil over sweep something under the rug put on a front keep dark sweep something under the carpet put up a front be dishonest about soft-pedal give a false identity to

simulate pretend feign affect sham act counterfeit fake assume bluff dissemble imitate profess put on reproduce fabricate ape borrow cheat concoct copy create crib deceive disguise do equivocate exaggerate favor favour feature fence invent lie lift mirror misrepresent parrot pass for phoney phony pirate play playact pose resemble steal suggest act like act out conjure up do like gloss over knock off mock up take off do a take-off give the appearance of make believe go through the motions of put on an act mimic impersonate dissimulate masquerade make like play-act posture falsify make out put up a front put it on put on a front make a pretence of echo emulate forge front represent let on parody mock adopt mime play possum make-believe make a show of claim follow purport contrive malinger devise mislead whitewash repeat kid depict embody show copycat play at portray pretend to be make up shuck and jive ditto phony up go like duplicate put on a false front make as if allege reflect imagine caricature spoof stonewall cloak veil mask dupe delude conceal hide fool replicate sucker manufacture camouflage construct take on coin design image personate epitomize personify typify epitomise illustrate pose as put on airs four-flush monkey travesty masquerade as dress up pass off cover up do a bit send up profess to be make out like put up a smoke screen follow suit trump up act as if follow the example of let on like do an impression of pass oneself off as play the part hoax pull strike pretend to have posture as seem to be aspire to profess to have satirize exhibit burlesque lampoon do a number scheme orchestrate lay it on thick mint stat mimeo defraud Xerox clone carbon swing the lead assume the role of affect the role of guy display put up a front of stage fake it match scratch copy fraudulently transcribe trace ham play to the gallery put on a pretense suppose make money develop parallel mess circulate bad money hoke satirise reiterate become aspire jive fish jazz fudge cozen hoodwink beguile lay on symbolise signify exemplify glass symbolize double correspond daydream fantasize dream come to have double as turn into excogitate correspond to be hypocritical lay claim claim falsely fake out be deceitful assume the role go through the motions suppress obscure give appearance of put on act make show of hatch put on a false display pass yourself off as minimize veneer varnish downplay tell untruth drum up think up misstate cook up tell a white lie dream up vamp up vamp create out of thin air fib enact romance fancy muse sugarcoat airbrush secrete extenuate screen take after model oneself on rip off take as a model pattern oneself after pattern oneself on minimise take as an example follow in the footsteps of take as a pattern follow in someone's steps take a leaf out of someone's book take as a role model model indulge in fantasy fantasise paint draw sketch de-emphasize keep quiet about hush up keep a lid on draw a veil over sweep something under the rug keep dark sweep something under the carpet keep secret be dishonest about soft-pedal incarnate attitudinize picture render limn disguise as build castles in Spain build castles in the air act as though delineate follow example present make like a disguise yourself pass as purport to be assume the character of represent oneself as disguise oneself as assume character pass yourself off act a part fake being take the part of play a role mask as behave like shroud take leaf out of book figure doublespeak cover pussyfoot evoke character paint a picture of put in words photograph set out paint in words draw a picture of paint a mental picture of be dishonest double-talk hide one's feelings pass off as con form beard cop make a show make a pretense present a false face present a false front take up showboat grandstand peacock play a part follow in footsteps model after do likewise do an impression pattern after try to be like show off strike an attitude behave affectedly strike a pose cop an attitude play the part of assume an attitude take off as trick humbug bamboozle perjure gull take in speak with forked tongue not tell the truth create fiction plant promote be economical with the truth shovel make up a story tell stories invent a story stretch the truth tell a fib palter tell untruths pull someone's leg forswear yourself tell a terminological inexactitude tell a lie pull the wool over somebody's eyes depart from the truth tell a little white lie gammon hornswoggle misguide catch gaff have snooker juggle snow misinform burn buffalo have on double-cross suck in illude scam betray string along shuck bunco blag pull the wool over someone's eyes psych out put one over on

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