hedge synonyms

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[ US /ˈhɛdʒ/ ]
[ UK /hˈɛd‍ʒ/ ]

Synonyms

To avoid fulfilling or answering completely

seek skirt duck evade dodge sidestep

To shut in on all sides

open ring circle compass surround encompass hem beset girdle encircle gird environ begird

To surround and advance upon

enclose envelop besiege close in

To use evasive or deliberately vague language

clear shuffle weasel waffle euphemize equivocate mince words tergiversate Idioms: beat about (or around) the bush (Informal) pussyfoot

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