PREVARICATOR Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

prevaricator

noun

Definition of prevaricator

as in liar

a person who tells lies she was clearly one of the more practiced prevaricators ever to come before the congressional committee

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Noun

Meanwhile the authentic thread can now be denied with a straight face, the workplace edition of the liar’s dividend, where real recordings get waved off as AI.

— Lars Daniel, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Kelli stays strong as Shamea’s last standing soldier, accusing the other women of trusting a known liar.

— Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 20 July 2026

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Throughout the first twenty years of our history as digital storytellers, family-life representation has continued on the same trajectory that started with the fantasy-family home videos first made by amateur filmmakers in the 1920s and ’30s.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026
Bourdain died by suicide on June 8, 2018, leaving behind a titanic legacy as a cultural storyteller who introduced viewers and readers to much more than a good meal.

— Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of storyteller

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