Synonyms of equivocates

equivocates

verb

present tense third-person singular of equivocate

as in weasels

to avoid giving a definite answer or position

the candidate equivocated as long as he could on controversial issues

Synonyms & Similar Words

• weasels
• shakes
• dodges
• hedges
• evades
• hems and haws
• waffles
• fudges
• ducks
• shuns
• straddles the fence
• eschews
• eludes
• pussyfoots
• beats around the bush
• flip-flops
• tergiversates
• sidesteps
• shirks
• circumvents
• bypasses
• skirts
• cavils
• quibbles
• straddles
• yo-yoes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of equivocates

That’s 937 quarts…which equivocates to almost one ton per day. — Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 11 Mar. 2026

The question of who stands against this darkness — and who equivocates — will be determined by civilizational identity. — Calev Myers, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2026

Grijalva’s swearing-in has sparked a partisan furor on Capitol Hill, as Johnson equivocates on the timeline ahead and Democrats accuse him of delaying the ceremony for political reasons. — Laura Gersony, AZCentral.com, 10 Oct. 2025

For what seems like the first time, Casper equivocates. — Gary Greenberg, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025