as in weaseling
to avoid giving a definite answer or position
the candidate equivocated as long as he could on controversial issues
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for equivocating
Adjective
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Later Tuesday, Johnson said the violence in Los Angeles is not comparable to the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, and said Trump's mass pardons of Jan. 6 rioters were not hypocritical.—
Lauren Peller,
ABC News,
10 June 2025 -
Against this backdrop, Iran is leveraging social media and state media to frame the U.S. as unstable and hypocritical—part of a broader strategy to weaken its global credibility amid deepening diplomatic tensions.—
Amanda Castro
Shane Croucher
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 June 2025
Verb
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Symptoms like a fast heart rate, or shortness of breath, shaking and chills, confusion or lethargy.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
24 Dec. 2024
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In the video, a terrified Archie can be seen frozen, staring and shaking.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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This is a duplicitous, murderous regime that isn’t interested in dialogue.—
Danielle Wallace , Beth Bailey,
FOXNews.com,
22 June 2025
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Michelle Wu’s duplicitous stunt demanding Freedom of Information responses from ICE is just the latest laughable Democratic tactic to stoke opposition to President Donald Trump’s deportation roundup.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
12 June 2025
Adjective
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Democrats doubled down on issues that didn’t resonate with male voters and the tactics often used were corny, insincere and offensive.—
Matt Fleming,
Oc Register,
2 June 2025
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That’s not to say the film’s focus on the magic and mysteries male companionship is insincere.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
22 May 2025
Adjective
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This last-minute postponement of their briefing with Senator on Iran is outrageous, evasive, and derelict.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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Since the bombshell report on Monday, the White House has been evasive on whether Signal is indeed not approved to send classified material or information.—
Ellen Mitchell,
The Hill,
25 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Two different state attorneys declared Lopez untrustworthy.—
Scott Maxwell,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 June 2025
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People with basolateral amygdala damage tend to send much more than others, even to untrustworthy trustees who fail to reciprocate.—
Tobias Kalenscher,
Scientific American,
13 June 2025
Adjective
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Minimizing unplanned downtime can deliver an impact that becomes amplified when external supply chains are unreliable.—
Ed Garibian,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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Prosecutors in the case called for Clayton to be jailed for 10 years, but the defense argued for acquittal –– saying the woman’s testimony had many questions and was unreliable, according to NHK.—
Karina Tsui,
CNN Money,
25 June 2025
Adjective
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Harper, the one sister who didn’t marry or have children, also is in debt to an unscrupulous creditor.—
Oline H. Cogdill,
Sun Sentinel,
25 June 2025
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The effects for both the businesses who engage unknowingly with unscrupulous providers and consumers are far-reaching, affecting both consumer trust and potentially business reputation.—
Frederik Gregaard,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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“Equivocating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equivocating. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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