Another word for waffle

To use evasive or deliberately vague language

• equivocate

  1. To use equivocal terms in order to deceive, mislead, hedge, etc.; be deliberately ambiguous

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  1. To use equivocal terms in order to deceive, mislead, hedge, etc.; be deliberately ambiguous

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• euphemize

  1. To speak of or refer to by means of a euphemism.
  2. To describe or refer to by using one or more euphemisms.
  3. To use euphemisms.

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  1. To speak of or refer to by means of a euphemism.
  2. To describe or refer to by using one or more euphemisms.
  3. To use euphemisms.

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• hedge

  1. To hide or protect oneself, as if behind a hedge
  2. To hide behind words; refuse to commit oneself or give a direct answer
  3. To hem in, hinder, or restrict with or as if with a hedge.

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  1. To hide or protect oneself, as if behind a hedge
  2. To hide behind words; refuse to commit oneself or give a direct answer
  3. To hem in, hinder, or restrict with or as if with a hedge.

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• shuffle

  1. To put in a random order.
  2. To get (into or out of a situation or condition) by trickery, evasion, lies, etc.
  3. To change; modify the order of something.

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  1. To put in a random order.
  2. To get (into or out of a situation or condition) by trickery, evasion, lies, etc.
  3. To change; modify the order of something.

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• tergiversate

  1. To desert a cause, party, etc.; become a renegade; apostatize
  2. To change sides; apostatize.
  3. To use evasions or subterfuge; equivocate

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  1. To desert a cause, party, etc.; become a renegade; apostatize
  2. To change sides; apostatize.
  3. To use evasions or subterfuge; equivocate

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• weasel

  1. To be evasive; equivocate.
  2. (Informal) To avoid or evade a commitment or responsibility
  3. To use weasel words

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  1. To be evasive; equivocate.
  2. (Informal) To avoid or evade a commitment or responsibility
  3. To use weasel words

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• pussyfoot

  1. To shy away from a definite commitment or from decisive action
  2. To move stealthily or cautiously.
  3. To move with stealth or caution, like a cat

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  1. To shy away from a definite commitment or from decisive action
  2. To move stealthily or cautiously.
  3. To move with stealth or caution, like a cat

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The use or an instance of equivocal language

• ambiguity

  1. Something of doubtful meaning:
  2. Doubtfulness or uncertainty as regards interpretation:
  3. An ambiguous word, statement, etc.

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  1. Something of doubtful meaning:
  2. Doubtfulness or uncertainty as regards interpretation:
  3. An ambiguous word, statement, etc.

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• equivocation

  1. An equivocal statement or expression.
  2. The use of equivocal language.

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  1. An equivocal statement or expression.
  2. The use of equivocal language.

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• equivoque

  1. An ambiguous expression or term
  2. Verbal ambiguity; double meaning
  3. An equivocal word or expression.

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  1. An ambiguous expression or term
  2. Verbal ambiguity; double meaning
  3. An equivocal word or expression.

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• euphemism

  1. A word or phrase so substituted (Ex.: remains for corpse)
  2. The use of a word or phrase that is less expressive or direct but considered less distasteful, less offensive, etc. than another
  3. The use of such terms:

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  1. A word or phrase so substituted (Ex.: remains for corpse)
  2. The use of a word or phrase that is less expressive or direct but considered less distasteful, less offensive, etc. than another
  3. The use of such terms:

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• hedge

  1. A means of protection or defense, especially against financial loss:
  2. A securities transaction that reduces the risk on an existing investment position.
  3. A word or phrase, such as possibly or I think, that mitigates or weakens the certainty of a statement.

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  1. A means of protection or defense, especially against financial loss:
  2. A securities transaction that reduces the risk on an existing investment position.
  3. A word or phrase, such as possibly or I think, that mitigates or weakens the certainty of a statement.

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• prevarication

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• shuffle

  1. A confused mixture or state of things; a jumble:
  2. An instance of walking without lifting one's feet.
  3. (By extension, music) A rhythm commonly used in blues music. Consists of a series of triplet notes with the middle note missing, so that it sounds like a long note followed by a short note. Sounds like a walker dragging one foot.

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  1. A confused mixture or state of things; a jumble:
  2. An instance of walking without lifting one's feet.
  3. (By extension, music) A rhythm commonly used in blues music. Consists of a series of triplet notes with the middle note missing, so that it sounds like a long note followed by a short note. Sounds like a walker dragging one foot.

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• tergiversation

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• weasel word

  1. (Pejorative) A word used to qualify a statement so as to make it potentially misleading.
  2. An equivocal word used to deprive a statement of its force or to evade a direct commitment.

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  1. (Pejorative) A word used to qualify a statement so as to make it potentially misleading.
  2. An equivocal word used to deprive a statement of its force or to evade a direct commitment.

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