Deception And Dishonesty

2 words in this vocabulary list

verb to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully

  • It is unethical to palter with the truth in a court of law.
  • I can't believe you tried to palter your way out of that situation!
  • Stop paltering and just tell me the truth.
  • She didn't want to palter with her feelings any longer and decided to be honest with herself.

adjective A term used to describe someone who is deceitful or insincere, showing one side of their personality to one person and another side to another person.

  • The politician was accused of being two faced, saying one thing in public and another in private.
  • I can't trust her, she's so two faced.
  • She's such a snake, always acting two faced.
  • His two faced nature was like a mask, hiding his true intentions.