The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word LIED which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2025.
Prevaricated crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| LIED | 96 % | 4 |
| TOLDALIE | 4 % | 8 |
Why may LIED be the right solution?
The word "prevaricated" means to speak or act in an evasive way, often by not telling the truth. "LIED" is the right answer because lying is a common form of prevarication.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Prevaricated
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- lied
- dithered
- equivocated
- temporized
- misadvised
- dawdled
- dallied
- blundered
- acquiesced
- traduced
- unforthcoming
- reproved
Crossword Answer definitions
LIED noun- An art song, sung in German and accompanied on the piano.
- To give false information intentionally with intent to deceive.
- To convey a false image or impression.
- To be mistaken or unintentionally spread false information.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result LIED
- Told a whopper
- Bent the truth
- Told a fish story
- Told a tall tale
- Fibbed
- Prevaricated
- Stretched the truth?
- Told stories
- Sold someone on something
- Produced fiction