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equivocate
Synonyms and Antonyms of equivocate
- The candidate equivocated as long as he could on controversial issues.
beat around the bush (or about), hem and haw, straddle the fence
Synonym Discussion of equivocate
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- lied about where he had been
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- during the hearings the witness did his best to prevaricate
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- equivocated endlessly in an attempt to mislead her inquisitors
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- a swindler paltering with his investors
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- fibbed about the price of the new suit
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