Hedged synonyms
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weasel-worded
evasively worded in order to avoid an unqualified statement
To avoid or dodge.
To duck is defined as to lower the head or body quickly as if to avoid a blow.
To evade something by cunning, trickery, or deceit.
To border or edge with something
To avoid or escape from by quickness, cunning, etc.; evade
To parry is to answer a question with an evasive reply, or to avoid an attack by using a countermove.
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To avoid or evade
To avoid or escape from by deceit or cleverness; elude
To refuse to commit oneself or give a direct answer; hedge
Surround is defined as to enclose or circle around.
(Intransitive) To divide itself into separate pieces or substances.
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Pussyfoot is to walk cautiously or to act in a way to avoid commitment.
To block or stop up (a passage) with obstacles or impediments; dam; clog
To leap over a barrier or other obstacle.
To hinder is defined as to restrain or hold something back.
To protect the edge of, especially with an ornamental border; hence, to face or ornament with lists, laces, etc.
To surround or enclose with a fence or other barrier.
(Intransitive) To use words of equivocal or doubtful signification; to express one's opinions in terms which admit of different senses, with intent to deceive; to use ambiguous expressions with a view to mislead; as, to equivocate is the work of duplicity.
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To make a circle around; enclose within a circle; surround
Coop is to keep in a confined space.
To identify the boundaries of; demarcate.
(Sports) To block an opponent
To refrain from using, engaging in, or partaking of:
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To mix (playing cards) so as to change their order, as before dealing
To use euphemisms.
Hem is defined as to fold and sew a piece of fabric to create a finished border.
To close in on; crowd around
To surround or encircle with or as with a ring
To surround or bind, as with a girdle
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To surround, encircle, or enclose
To surround; encircle
To shut in all around; surround; encircle
To surround; encircle:
To hem in; surround:
released (antonym)
To loosen; to relax; to remove the obligation of.
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exposed (antonym)
2013 June 7, Gary Younge, “Hypocrisy lies at heart of Manning prosecution”, The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 26, page 18:
confronted (antonym)
To face; stand or meet face to face
faced (antonym)
To meet or confront squarely or face to face
met (antonym)
To be sufficient for (a need, for example); fulfill:
cleared (related)
In a clear manner; so as to be clear
opened (related)
To remove the wrapping from:
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Find another word for hedged. In this page you can discover 49 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for hedged, like: weasel-worded, sidestepped, ducked, dodged, skirted, eluded, parried, circumvented, evaded, fudged and waffled.