Prevarication and Vilification

Prevarication

Prevarication noun - A statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive.

Vilification and prevarication are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Vilification" instead a noun "Prevarication".

Vilification

Vilification noun - The making of false statements that damage another's reputation.

Prevarication and vilification are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Prevarication" instead a noun "Vilification".

Nearby Words: vilify, vilified, vilifying
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Vilification and Prevarication. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/prevarication/vilification
Prevarication & Vilification. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/prevarication/vilification>.
Vilification or Prevarication. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/prevarication/vilification.
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