palter

The word “palter” has 2 syllables: pal-ter

It's pronounced as /ˈpɔːltər/


What is synonym and antonym for palter?

In the thesaurus, “palter” has 32 synonyms and 4 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for palter along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for palter

Antonyms for palter

  • agree
  • be honest
  • concur
  • tell the truth

Meanings of palter

  • verb
    1. To talk insincerely; to prevaricate or equivocate in speech or actions.
    2. To trifle.
    3. To haggle.
    4. To babble; to chatter.

Example Sentences

  • Politicians often palter with the truth to avoid taking responsibility.
  • It's frustrating when people try to palter instead of being straightforward.
  • The suspect attempted to palter during the interrogation, but the detectives saw through his lies.
  • Journalists have a responsibility not to palter with the facts in their reporting.
  • True integrity means refusing to palter even when it's convenient to do so.

On this page you'll find 36 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to palter, such as: agree, argue, babble, bargain, barter, be honest, bicker.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

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lain

  • BS
  • avoided
  • awaited
  • be
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  • be buried
  • be established
  • be even
  • be fixed
  • be found
  • be interred
  • be level
  • be located
  • be on
  • be placed
  • be prone
  • be recumbent
  • be seated
  • be smooth
  • be supine
  • be untruthful
  • bear false witness
  • been
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  • belong
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  • born
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  • break promise
  • bull
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  • con
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  • couch
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  • crossed
  • cut
  • deceive
  • delude
  • dissemble
  • dissimulate
  • distort
  • dupe
  • dwelled
  • dwelt
  • eluded
  • equivocate
  • evaded
  • exaggerate
  • exist
  • extend
  • extended
  • fabricate
  • fake
  • falsify
  • fib
  • followed
  • forswear
  • frame
  • fudge
  • go back on
  • go to bed
  • gone
  • have its seat in
  • headed
  • hid
  • hidden
  • holed up
  • hung around
  • invent
  • lain low
  • laze
  • led
  • lie down
  • loll
  • lounge
  • lurked
  • make believe
  • malign
  • misguide
  • misinform
  • misinstruct
  • mislead
  • misrepresent
  • misspeak
  • misstate
  • nap
  • occupy
  • overdraw
  • overlooked
  • palter
  • passed
  • perjure
  • pervert
  • phony
  • plant
  • posted
  • prevail
  • prevaricate
  • promote
  • put on
  • put up a front
  • reach
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  • remain
  • remained
  • repose
  • reposed
  • resided
  • rest
  • rested
  • retire
  • run
  • sat
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  • siesta
  • skulked
  • sleep
  • slinked
  • slunk
  • sneaked
  • snow
  • snuck
  • soft-soap
  • spanned
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  • spread
  • stationed
  • stayed
  • stood
  • stretch
  • stretch out
  • string along
  • stuck around
  • tarried
  • traversed
  • turn in
  • victimize
  • waited

take issue

  • altercate
  • animadvert
  • argue
  • assail
  • assault
  • attack
  • balk
  • bar
  • battle
  • beef
  • bellyache
  • bicker
  • bitch
  • blame
  • bleat
  • bombard
  • brawl
  • break with
  • bring action
  • bump heads
  • call in question
  • call into question
  • carp
  • caterwaul
  • cavil
  • censure
  • challenge
  • check
  • clash
  • collide
  • combat
  • complain
  • conflict
  • confront
  • contend
  • contest
  • contradict
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  • controversialize
  • controvert
  • counter
  • counterattack
  • crab
  • criticize
  • croak
  • cross
  • dare
  • debate
  • decry
  • defy
  • demonstrate
  • demur
  • denounce
  • deny
  • deprecate
  • differ
  • disaccord
  • disagree
  • disapprove
  • discept
  • discord
  • disobey
  • disparage
  • dispute
  • dissent
  • divide
  • encounter
  • except
  • expose
  • expostulate
  • face
  • face down
  • fall out
  • feud
  • fight
  • find fault
  • fly in the face of
  • frown at
  • frown upon
  • fuss
  • gag
  • gainsay
  • go after each other
  • go at it
  • go for the jugular
  • gripe
  • grizzle
  • grouch
  • grouse
  • growl
  • grumble
  • grump
  • haggle
  • hassle
  • have words
  • hinder
  • hit a clinker
  • hit a sour note
  • holler
  • inveigh
  • jar
  • jump on
  • keen
  • kick
  • lay into
  • let have it
  • lock horns
  • logomachize
  • maunder
  • moan
  • murmur
  • mutter
  • nag
  • neutralize
  • nonconcur
  • not countenance
  • object
  • oppose
  • palter
  • pick at
  • prevent
  • protest
  • protest against
  • quarrel
  • quibble
  • rain
  • rebel
  • recriminate
  • remonstrate
  • repine
  • resist
  • reverse
  • rip
  • row
  • run counter to
  • scold
  • scrap
  • scream
  • search out
  • set to
  • shoot down
  • skirmish
  • sound off
  • spar
  • spat
  • speak against
  • squabble
  • squawk
  • squeal
  • stand up to
  • stick
  • sue
  • take a stand
  • take exception
  • take on
  • taunt
  • thwart
  • turn the tables
  • vary
  • wail
  • war
  • whimper
  • whine
  • whinge
  • withstand
  • wrangle
  • yammer
  • yaup
  • yawp
  • yowl
  • zap

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