Synonyms of temporizing

temporizing

verb

present participle of temporize

as in stalling

formal to avoid making a decision or giving a definite answer in order to have more time

Pressured by voters on both sides of the issue, the congressmen temporized.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stalling
• delaying
• lingering
• filibustering
• procrastinating
• dawdling
• tarrying
• shuffling
• lagging
• staggering
• creeping
• playing
• dragging
• moping
• loitering
• crawling
• trifling
• lollygagging
• poking
• dallying
• lallygagging
• shilly-shallying
• diddling
• dillydallying
• idling
• loafing
• strolling
• ambling
• fiddling (around)
• puttering (around)
• sauntering
• fooling around
• lounging
• hanging (around or out)
• pottering (around)
• monkeying (around)
• messing around
• lolling
• easing
• inching
• plodding
• decelerating
• slowing (down or up)
• lumbering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• scrambling
• darting
• hustling
• bowling
• running
• humping
• stampeding
• galloping
• hurtling
• trotting
• breezing
• accelerating
• jogging
• sprinting
• quickening
• speeding (up)
• overtaking
• hastening
• hurrying
• rushing
• outrunning
• tearing
• catching up
• flying
• outpacing
• dashing
• outstripping
• racing
• ripping
• scurrying
• speeding
• whirling
• scudding
• bolting
• scooting
• whisking
• careering
• coursing
• zipping
• whizzing
• barreling
• rocketing
• fast-forwarding
• barrelling
• hotfooting (it)