Đồng nghĩa của equivocates

Alternative for equivocates

equivocates, equivocated, equivocating

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

Động từ

To express one's opinions in terms which admit of different senses, with intent to deceive
hedges waffles fences tergiversates fudges prevaricates prevaricateth quibbles dodges evades flannels parries pussyfoots shuffles shilly-shallies sidesteps wavers cavils hesitates palters stalls temporises temporizes vacillates weasels adumbrates cons dodges the issue eludes escapes eschews evades the issue falsifies fibs flip-flops jives lies parries questions shucks stonewalls fudges the issue pussyfoots around shuffles about beats about the bush cops out covers up hems and haws hums and haws minces words runs around stalls for time straddles the fence avoids the issue beats around the bush begs the question clouds the issue cops a plea ducks the issue ducks the question gives run around passes the buck sits on the fence tells white lie blows hot and cold ducks sidesteps the issue avoids deceives shifts circumvents shirks misrepresents balks puts off baulks rambles skirts fakes shifts ground about glosses over skirts the issue fabricates plays it close to the vest outwits baffles manoeuvres feints foils maneuvers contests belies misspeaks distorts invents misstates dithers exaggerates garbles dissembles shuffles around gives the run around hedges your bets fights off stretches the truth puts on dodges the question plays your cards close to your chest gives nothing away straddles an issue bypasses blathers beguiles blandishes blarneys gives a false colour to beats about the bush about quibbles about gets out of cops out of beats around bush finds a way round skirts round fends off avoids answering flees welshes reneges gets around fudges and mudges euphemizes tapdances dances around uses flattery talks blarney fast-talks butters up lays low slips out sneaks away gives the runaround dances around an issue worms one's way out of shuns skulks cheats goldbricks malingers slips shuffles off sloughs off skips shortcuts beats shakes jukes gives a wide berth to ditches goes around puts the move on steers clear of skips out on shakes off gives the slip

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To pause in indecision before doing something
hesitates wavers vacillates dithers falters delays stalls fluctuates teeters havers staggers pauses swithers wobbles oscillates halts scruples dawdles temporises temporizes dallies wabbles lingers waits hedges alternates tergiversates demurs dillydallies hovers seesaws pussyfoots stumbles defers deliberates doubts stops baulks balks boggles flounders debates hangs mammers ponders weighs shilly-shallies dilly-dallies hums and haws hangs back thinks twice holds back hems and haws shies away holds off pulls back thinks about sits on fence blows hot and cold yo-yos pussyfoots around sways changes waffles runs hot and cold balances prevaricateth prevaricates varies swings sits on the fence chops and changes changes mind flip-flops procrastinates tarries whiffles fence-straddles straddles rocks reels keeps changing your mind beats around the bush flickers goes from one extreme to the other trembles quivers trims shudders palters gets cold feet whiffles waffles loiters hangs around lags wastes time hangs about drags your feet pokes drags takes your time hangs fire trifles diddles stays mopes lollygags crawls creeps lallygags hangs on kills time marks time stays put puts off plays a waiting game drags your heels plays for time idles holds on sits tight potters remains whiles away time plods rests filibusters trails waits around takes one's time warms a chair gets no place fast goof around potters about potters round potters around uses delaying tactics puts off doing something hangs round hangs out faffs about dodges messes around bides ums and ahs tumbles lurches bobbles quavers rolls slow-walks ceases discontinues tools holds the phone stops over loses time tails lodges loafs stays behind sticks around has a breather calls time takes a break moves slowly fritters time away saunters fools around sits on one's butt sits around fritters away shleps along toddles bums around scrounges around diddle-daddles adopts Fabian tactics stops briefly takes ten holds your horses takes a breather takes five holds your fire stonewalls straggles ambles totters putters buys time falls behind lags behind goofs off horses around prolongs adjourns postpones retards protracts goldbricks cools defers action takes a raincheck postpones action suspends action kicks the can down the road lets slide

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To tell a lie or something that is untrue
fibs prevaricates prevaricateth fabricates lies falsifies misrepresents fakes invents palters cons deceives exaggerates concocts pretends dissembles dissimulates jives feigns perjures promotes kids plants shovels makes up tells stories trumps up stretches the truth tells untruths tells a lie departs from the truth invents a story makes up a story forswears yourself tells a terminological inexactitude tells a fib creates fiction speaks with forked tongue tells a little white lie pulls the wool over someone's eyes pulls someone's leg misleads deludes misstates tricks forswears commits perjury bears false witness tells a white lie lies under oath swears falsely devises manufactures excogitates forges constructs contrives bluffs hatches misinforms hoodwinks hoaxes vamps vamps up simulates drums up cooks up conjures up thinks up tells untruth creates out of thin air dreams up dupes misguides beguiles misspeaks misinstructs gaslights overdraws snows bulls perverts fudges distorts tells an untruth tells a falsehood concocts a story strings along fakes it forswears oneself perjures oneself says something untrue has on throws off the scent puts on the wrong track breaks promise puts on puts up a front sends on a wild goose chase leads astray BSes lacks candor bamboozles leads on takes in fools misdirects disinforms snookers suckers cozens gaffs hornswoggles spoofs juggles burns humbugs gammons has buffaloes propagandizes takes for a ride propagandises gives someone a bum steer does a number on gives the wrong impression wrong steers leads down the garden path sucks in mousetraps fakes out puts on an act catches puts on false front covers up pulls one's leg gulls leads up the garden path lies to puts up smoke screen gives wrong information to scams hoses swindles bilks shafts illudes inveigles seduces cheats defrauds betrays entices outfoxes bunks rooks tempts outwits leads up garden path ropes in victimises double-crosses ensnares lures puts one over on entangles imposes on victimizes baits overreaches pulls a swifty on plays trick on pulls a fast one on enmeshes rips off

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To speak or act in a deliberately vague way to gain more time to deal with something
stalls delays hesitates procrastinates dithers temporises temporizes tarries hedges defers stonewalls filibusters prevaricates prevaricateth postpones distracts diverts hangs back holds back hangs fire plays for time uses delaying tactics gains time buys time drags your feet takes one's time avoids the issue beats about the bush beats around the bush holds over kicks the can down the road puts off tergiversates palters balks hums and haws baulks avoids committing oneself plays a waiting game stalls for time uses Fabian tactics avoids making a decision takes your time drags one's feet dallies dawdles lingers lags drags pokes dilly-dallies shilly-shallies loiters idles straggles vacillates dillydallies pauses diddles crawls creeps lollygags lallygags mopes waits retards plods staggers stays putters falls behind slouches falters goofs off puts off doing something lags behind lolls trifles fools around sits around wavers prolongs havers adjourns protracts goldbricks swithers cools defers action takes a raincheck holds off lets slide postpones action drags your heels suspends action trails saunters flags decreases falls back drops diminishes fails wanes slackens drags behind ebbs trails behind inches along inches slows jellies gets no place fast tools lounges moves slowly drops behind slows up loses strength brings up the rear limps tails hobbles shuffles falls off trudges whiles away time ambles totters wastes time kills time marks time waits around stays put hangs on hangs around potters about potters round potters around hangs about horses around

Động từ

To quibble over trivial matters
pettifogs altercates argufies avoids bickers carps cavils chicanes criticises criticizes disputes evades fences flip-flops hassles niggles nitpicks pretends prevaricates prevaricateth shifts spars squabbles waffles wrangles argues over blows hot and cold catches at straws has at it hems and haws hypercriticizes makes a big thing about nit-picks paralogizes picks to pieces puts up an argument sets to splits hairs talks back fusses queries picks faults cavils at complains about objects to quibbles carps about chops logic beats about the bush finds fault with raises trivial objections to

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Make an extremely fine distinction
splits hairs cavils nitpicks quibbles argues carps finds fault niggles pettifogs subtilizes chops logic minces matters picks nits raises trivial objections argues over nothing refines a distinction sharpens a distinction makes a fine distinction

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Give a false or misleading account of the nature of
misrepresents distorts garbles misstates perverts belies falsifies misinterprets warps disguises fudges misreports twists misquotes bends colors colours cooks misrelates parodies slants strains conceals manipulates travesties adulterates angles beards biases biasses blarneys cheeses cloaks cons confuses dresses embellishes embroiders exaggerates lies mangles masks miscolors overdraws overstates palters pirates prevaricates prevaricateth promotes puffs skews snows stretches quotes out of context takes out of context blows smoke builds up covers up gives a false account of gives a false idea of passes off puts a spin on trumps up alters forges fakes doctors counterfeits changes fabricates invents massages debases tampers with corrupts vitiates glosses fiddles four-flushes contravenes deceives fixes rigs salts traverses contorts fibs deacons fakes it dresses up frames up puts on an act tinkers with interferes with misleads fiddles with prejudices spins covers deviates slumps gnarls whitewashes deteriorates collapses melts sags writhes crushes winds misconstrues declines curves scams knots veils obscures curtains enshrouds screens shrouds occults hides blankets suppresses airbrushes papers over blots out makes out like puts on modifies transforms juggles edits reworks amends revamps revises influences glosses over meddles with makes alterations to makes changes to messes about with makes adjustments to engineers manoeuvres maneuvers swindles gerrymanders arranges tricks mocks up arranges fraudulently

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To make a false show or pretense of
simulates pretends feigns affects shams acts counterfeits fakes assumes bluffs dissembles imitates professes puts on reproduces fabricates apes borrows cheats concocts copies creates cribs deceives disguises does exaggerates favors favours features fences invents lies lifts mirrors misrepresents parrots passes for pirates plays playacts poses prevaricates prevaricateth resembles steals suggests acts like acts out conjures up does like glosses over knocks off mocks up takes off does a take-off gives the appearance of goes through the motions of puts on an act

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To make unclear or difficult to understand
obscures blurs clouds obfuscates complicates garbles muddles represses conceals confounds confuses convolutes misrepresents muddies beclouds befogs distorts fuddles hides mires mystifies befuddles colors colours falsifies fuzzes taints tarnishes fuzzes up mixes up muddies the waters muddies the waters of clouds the issue makes unclear throws a veil over throws up smoke screen

Từ gần nghĩa

equivocates about equivocating equivocating about equivocation equivocations equivocator equivocated about equivocated equivocate about equivocate equivocal saying equivocals

Trái nghĩa của equivocates

equivocates Thành ngữ, tục ngữ

English Vocalbulary

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