Đồng nghĩa của equivocate

equivocates, equivocated, equivocating

Đồng nghĩa: beat around the bush, palter, prevaricate, tergiversate,

hedge waffle fence tergiversate fudge prevaricate quibble be evasive dodge evade flannel parry pussyfoot shuffle shilly-shally sidestep waver be ambiguous be non-committal be vague cavil hesitate palter stall temporise temporize vacillate weasel adumbrate con dodge the issue double-talk elude escape eschew evade the issue falsify fib flip-flop jive lie parry questions shuck stonewall tergiverse fudge the issue pussyfoot around shuffle about beat about the bush cop out cover up hem and haw hum and haw mince words run around stall for time straddle the fence avoid the issue beat around the bush beg the question cloud the issue cop a plea duck the issue duck the question give run around pass the buck sit on the fence tell white lie blow hot and cold sidestep the issue duck avoid shirk circumvent shift misrepresent dither balk put off baulk be noncommittal ramble skirt fake shift ground about deceive skirt the issue fabricate play it close to the vest change yo-yo invent distort misstate exaggerate dissemble garble misspeak belie shuffle around give the run around be indecisive hedge your bets phony up put on stretch the truth dodge the question straddle an issue play your cards close to your chest give nothing away blather blandish blarney beguile change mind give a false colour to bypass welsh renege flee get around use flattery talk blarney butter up fast-talk not pay not give a straight answer to fend off cop out of skirt round beat around bush get out of find a way round be equivocal about beat about the bush about be evasive about quibble about avoid answering fudge and mudge back and fill dance around euphemize tapdance sneak away tap dance lay low slip out give the runaround dance around an issue worm one's way out of shun skulk cheat slough off goldbrick slip malinger shuffle off skip beat shortcut body-swerve steer clear of skip out on shake ditch give a wide berth to juke give the slip put the move on go around shake off

hesitate waver vacillate dither falter delay stall fluctuate teeter haver stagger pause swither wobble oscillate halt scruple dawdle temporise temporize dally wabble linger wait hedge alternate shillyshally tergiversate demur dillydally hover seesaw pussyfoot stumble defer deliberate doubt stop baulk balk boggle flounder debate hang mammer ponder weigh shilly-shally be indecisive dilly-dally hum and haw hang back be unsure be uncertain think twice hold back be doubtful hem and haw be hesitant shy away be reluctant hold off be unwilling pull back think about sit on fence procrastinate prevaricate blow hot and cold tarry pussyfoot around sway gain time be irresolute be undecided yo-yo play for time use delaying tactics run hot and cold beat about the bush stonewall hang fire filibuster vary balance change waffle swing palter put off sit on the fence chop and change be unable to decide be unable to make up your mind kick the can down the road reel fence-straddle rock whiffle straddle change mind keep changing your mind be evasive flip-flop see-saw go from one extreme to the other flicker tremble play a waiting game avoid committing oneself quiver use Fabian tactics stall for time avoid making a decision take your time trim shudder get cold feet whiffle waffle postpone divert distract buy time drag your feet take one's time avoid the issue beat around the bush hold over shake flutter vibrate totter quaver undulate wave flap shiver wag veer ripple move quake shift lurch move to and fro stir agitate tremor judder twitch rise and fall go up and down pulsate convulse jiggle alter jerk be ambivalent jolt roll jounce dodder palpitate be in two minds ruffle ebb and flow waggle twitter joggle bucket mutate flail pitch wiggle heave careen faff about jar thresh billow wigwag flit thrash waste time blow second-guessing yourself fly have doubts drag your heels move up and down teeter-totter quail flop trifle bat pivot differ snap waddle swish waft twirl swirl be unsteady lag sweep whirl twist flick flitter faff around weave flow stream pulse shimmy come and go whip move back and forth loiter jog shake like a leaf mess about wobble about have misgivings doubt yourself trill be on the fence will and will not warble spasm thrill beat quave throb dodge swell surge start switch jitter drift toss mess around hang about hang around potter toddle be on the horns of a dilemma go back and forth flinch note wave rapidly transform um and ah stot plunge pitchpole list move backward and forward turn digress displace topple dangle walk unsteadily straggle commove succuss flaunt bump churn mark time let the grass grow under one's feet while away time kill time move slowly roll about push and pull move backwards and forwards stir up set in motion tremble precariously put in motion be tentative stay back shrink back stay in the background be reluctant to come forward be divided move side to side move from side to side feel uncertain wonder about wave to and fro swerve adjourn retard prolong protract think something unlikely be dubious lack conviction be sceptical curl goldbrick cool poke wind titubate bob morph deviate stay drag harbour suspicions about have hesitations about express suspicions about have reservations about express reservations about plod entertain doubts about harbour reservations about have suspicions about fluctuate on have doubts about feel uneasy about mumble rotate catch the wind lumber stammer stutter deteriorate worsen better reverse turn around diminish put off doing something postpone action defer action let something slide take a raincheck suspend action be dilatory go around feel giddy trudge limp blunder interchange intersperse break sputter shamble hobble bumble take turns speak haltingly fumble for words trip over your tongue speak falteringly stumble over your words swing backwards and forwards swing back and forth struggle follow one another act reciprocally be staggered occur in rotation work in sequence take it in turns act in sequence occur in turn substitute move between be interspersed fill in for follow in turn relieve follow sprauchle be unstable flog wallow move clumsily blunder about

fib prevaricate fabricate lie falsify misrepresent fake invent palter con deceive exaggerate concoct pretend dissemble dissimulate jive feign perjure promote kid plant shovel make up tell stories trump up stretch the truth tell untruths be economical with the truth tell a lie depart from the truth invent a story make up a story forswear oneself not tell the truth tell a terminological inexactitude tell a fib create fiction speak with forked tongue tell a little white lie pull the wool over someone's eyes pull someone's leg misstate make believe tell a white lie forge simulate fudge hatch mislead delude trick forswear tell untruth bear false witness commit perjury create out of thin air dream up conjure up lie under oath swear falsely phony devise phoney bluff hoax misinform hoodwink beguile misspeak misguide dupe overdraw distort snow bull misinstruct pervert gaslight tell a falsehood tell an untruth concoct a story string along be untruthful fake it have on be forsworn say something untrue break promise throw off the scent not speak the truth put on the wrong track perjure oneself put up a front put on send on a wild goose chase lead astray BS lack candor lie through one's teeth coin counterfeit form make like

pettifog altercate argufy avoid bicker carp cavil chicane criticise criticize dispute evade fence flip-flop hassle niggle nitpick pretend prevaricate shift spar squabble waffle wrangle argue over blow hot and cold catch at straws have at it hem and haw hypercriticize make a big thing about nit-pick paralogize pick to pieces put up an argument set to split hairs talk back

split hairs cavil nitpick quibble argue carp find fault niggle pettifog subtilize be pedantic chop logic mince matters pick nits raise trivial objections argue over nothing refine a distinction sharpen a distinction make a fine distinction query criticize fuss nit-pick fault pick prevaricate object to beat about the bush complain about holes in criticise raise trivial objections to carp about cavil at find fault with complain grumble moan grouse whine beef grouch gripe whinge bellyache object sound off nag censure bleat condemn denounce decry kvetch knock chunter create hypercriticize mither twine pick holes in pick holes kick up a fuss flyspeck niggle about quibble about kvetch about be picky be hypercritical take apart disparage scream squawk caterwaul reproach yaup croak inveigh whimper keen squeal grizzle yammer yowl growl yawp wail murmur grump repine holler mutter kick maunder crab pick on pan peck objurgate bother pick at go on be on at someone

misrepresent distort garble misstate pervert belie falsify misinterpret warp disguise fudge misreport twist misquote bend color colour cook misrelate parody slant strain conceal manipulate travesty adulterate angle beard bias blarney cheese cloak con confuse dress embellish embroider exaggerate lie mangle mask miscolor overdraw overstate palter pirate prevaricate promote puff skew snow stretch quote out of context take out of context blow smoke build up cover up give a false account of give a false idea of pass off phony up put a spin on trump up alter forge fake doctor counterfeit change fabricate invent massage debase corrupt tamper with vitiate rig fix traverse fiddle contravene deceive contort gloss deacon salt four-flush fib fake it frame up dress up put on an act interfere with tinker with fiddle with juggle misconstrue modify amend muddle spin influence mistranslate doctor up transform misrender mislead lace dilute cut spoil contaminate taint degrade deteriorate meddle with defile pollute spike mess about with alloy tamper engineer make impure obscure swindle prejudice weaken thin magnify varnish pad bastardize airbrush sully extend foul water down cook the books ruin infect mix bastardise sophisticate devalue depreciate attenuate gloss over plant commingle denature impair transfuse shave amalgamate dissolve mingle infiltrate cheapen irrigate blend intermix jumble patch mold shape mould blur slur flimflam diddle finagle cook up put the wrong slant on mutilate mix up misattribute quote prearrange train concentrate focus aim direct point give a false impression of weight twist around misarticulate overdo dramatize enhance quote incorrectly load hyperbolize trim rearrange shuffle dissimulate poison revamp edit revise rework weigh romanticise dramatise romanticize affect maneuver manoeuvre cover gerrymander change round arrange put words in someone's mouth misuse abuse trick precontrive preplan predesign veil occult suppress make changes to make adjustments to blanket make alterations to shroud hide screen enshroud curtain wind scam knot crush melt decline whitewash curve writhe slump gnarl sag deviate collapse elaborate on perform magic misapply arrange fraudulently touch up varnish over give a false picture of blot out paper over divert profane misemploy prostitute deflect subvert set up put on make out like mock up mistreat desecrate steer animalize outrage veer water brainwash seduce putrefy dope mix with thin out

simulate pretend feign affect sham act counterfeit fake assume bluff dissemble imitate profess put on reproduce fabricate ape borrow cheat concoct copy create crib deceive disguise do exaggerate favor favour feature fence invent lie lift mirror misrepresent parrot pass for phoney phony pirate play playact pose prevaricate resemble steal suggest act like act out conjure up do like gloss over knock off mock up take off do a take-off give the appearance of make believe go through the motions of put on an act mimic impersonate echo dissimulate masquerade make like follow play-act posture match falsify look like emulate make out put up a front put it on be like take after put on a front make a pretence of correspond to remind one of front mock mime let on adopt play possum make-believe be similar to make a show of reflect smack of claim bear a resemblance to parallel come near be the very picture of forge bear resemblance to look a lot like purport parody kid malinger devise whitewash repeat duplicate represent ditto embody copycat play at pretend to be go like make up pass oneself off as put on a false front bring to mind do an impression of follow the example of make as if be not unlike have a look of put one in mind of bear semblance to appear like spoof allege caricature contrive imagine delude mislead stonewall cloak veil mask fib conceal hide approximate fool show travesty portray camouflage fudge take on depict personate epitomize personify misstate typify epitomise double hatch pose as put on airs four-flush monkey pass off as masquerade as shuck and jive model yourself on dress up pass off cover up do a bit send up trump up profess to be make out like take as a model put up a smoke screen take as an example take as a pattern have earmarks of come close to follow suit tell untruth act as if pattern yourself after tell a white lie be the spitting image of let on like be the spit of be a dead ringer for have signs of follow in the footsteps of be the image of take a leaf out of someone's book have the look of play the part be the picture of create out of thin air hoax pull strike pretend to have posture as seem to be aspire to profess to have mimeo defraud swing the lead scheme orchestrate replicate clone dream up exhibit construct manufacture design put up a front of suppose lay it on thick stage fake it assume the role of affect the role of coincide relate style oneself on display ham play to the gallery put on a pretense approximate to be consistent with coincide with adopt the style of model after pattern after develop mess aspire sound like seem like have the hallmarks of be not dissimilar to have all the hallmarks of remind you of put you in mind of make one think of reiterate image become jive dupe fish jazz sucker cozen hoodwink beguile assume the role satirize lay on burlesque symbolise signify exemplify glass symbolize correspond illustrate daydream fantasize dream be hypocritical lay claim claim falsely fake out be deceitful come to have double as turn into phony up lampoon go through the motions suppress obscure give appearance of put on act make show of put on a false display have on the appearance of take on the appearance of minimize veneer varnish downplay rip off pattern oneself on enact romance fancy muse sugarcoat airbrush secrete extenuate screen follow in someone's steps take as a role model model minimise guy incarnate attitudinize hoke satirise indulge in fantasy fantasise de-emphasize keep quiet about hush up keep a lid on draw a veil over sweep under the carpet keep dark keep secret be dishonest about soft-pedal sweep under the rug disguise as follow example make like a disguise yourself pass as purport to be assume the character of represent oneself as disguise oneself as assume character pass yourself off act a part fake being take the part of play a role mask as behave like build castles in Spain build castles in the air act as though take leaf out of book shroud doublespeak cover pussyfoot be dishonest double-talk hide one's feelings

obscure blur cloud obfuscate complicate garble muddle repress conceal confound confuse convolute misrepresent muddy becloud befog distort fuddle hide mire mystify befuddle color colour falsify fuzz taint tarnish fuzz up mix up muddy the waters muddy the waters of cloud the issue make unclear throw a veil over throw up smoke screen fog perplex darken puzzle discombobulate overshadow disorient mist dim bedim overcast overcloud shroud haze blear flummox shadow bamboozle blacken dislimn addle jumble tangle intricate stupefy entangle embroil make indistinct ravel make vague thwart make hazy twist make difficult distract from make more difficult make complex make difficulties set hurdles baffle make obscure eclipse rattle bemuse bewilder vex gravel maze beat fox buffalo pose get make a mess of mislead confuscate misinform render uncertain obnubilate lead astray muddy up embarrass complex sophisticate complexify involve snarl up smudge elaborate mess up clog interrelate fold impede snafu upset interweave foul up make intricate disorder open can of worms disarrange add fuel to fire make waves screw up combine handicap bedevil make complicated interfuse infold multiply derange render unintelligible snag muck up fade unfocus mask spot smear besmear blot shade blind stain discolour daze dazzle glare discolor blemish cloud over become dim become indistinct become fuzzy become less sharp become hazy become vague make less distinct discompose muck disorganize ambiguate muss disrupt clutter bungle botch snarl throw into disorder stump nonplus dumbfound throw disconcert faze exercise worry implicate beset thicken floor wilder encumber distract concern incriminate stumble baulk stun astound perturb surprise balk astonish throw off balance catch off balance inculpate connect enmesh associate get to cause to be at a stand be all Greek to make someone scratch their head mix you up link ensnare rope in draw in wrap up in stitch up get into bear on compromise

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