Probity and Prevarication

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Probity noun - Devotion to telling the truth.

Usage example: the defense attorney questioned the probity of the witness

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Prevarication is an antonym for probity.

Nearby Word: probation

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

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Probity is an antonym for prevarication.

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Prevarication and Probity. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/probity/prevarication

Probity & Prevarication. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/probity/prevarication>.

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