Synonyms of hedge

hedge 1 of 2

noun

as in fence

a physical object that blocks the way

the messenger was confronted with a hedge of spears held aloft by the castle guards

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fence
• wall
• barrier
• barricade
• obstacle
• block
• chain
• hurdle
• bumper
• let
• curb
• interference
• rampart
• obstruction
• paling
• impediment
• pale
• deterrent
• encumbrance
• hindrance
• inhibition
• stumbling block
• stop
• roadblock
• trammel
• handicap
• cushion
• clog
• crimp
• bar
• fender
• embarrassment
• restraint
• dam
• snag
• buffer
• bulwark
• hobble
• constraint
• shackle(s)
• fetter
• drag
• pad
• manacle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• door
• gate
• entry
• entrance
• doorway
• portal
• entranceway
• gap
• entryway
• pass
• break

hedge

2 of 2

verb

1

as in to weasel

to avoid giving a definite answer or position

kept hedging whenever asked for an opinion on the matter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• weasel
• shake
• duck
• beat about the bush
• equivocate
• dodge
• waffle
• beat around the bush
• evade
• pussyfoot
• hem and haw
• straddle the fence
• fudge
• tergiversate
• shun
• elude
• eschew
• skirt
• circumvent
• sidestep
• bypass
• straddle
• yo-yo
• cavil
• shirk
• flip-flop
• quibble

2

as in to house

to close or shut in by or as if by barriers

the prison was hedged by a high stone wall

Synonyms & Similar Words

• house
• enclose
• surround
• confine
• pen
• inclose
• encase
• include
• cage
• box (in)
• fence (in)
• closet
• hem (in)
• envelop
• wall (in)
• corral
• encage
• coop (up)
• restrict
• immure
• bound
• limit
• contain
• circumscribe
• encompass
• mew (up)
• encircle
• ring
• armor
• enfold
• frame
• enframe
• encapsulate
• encapsule
• cocoon
• ensheathe
• enlace
• encyst
• ensphere
• enwomb