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prevarication vs paltering

paltering vs prevarication

prevarication and paltering both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
prevarication Yes No No No
paltering Yes No No No
As nouns, paltering is a hyponym of prevarication; that is, paltering is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than prevarication:
  • prevarication: the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
  • paltering: a trivial act of lying or being deliberately unclear
Other hyponyms of prevarication include fibbing.
prevarication (noun) paltering (noun)
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth a trivial act of lying or being deliberately unclear
intentionally vague or ambiguous
a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
Difference between prevarication and paltering

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