Synonyms of equivocating

equivocating 1 of 2

adjective

as in pretending

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pretending
• hypocritical
• duplicitous
• insincere
• dissembling
• dissimulating
• bluffing
• posing
• evasive
• untrustworthy
• unreliable
• unscrupulous
• unbelievable
• undependable
• treacherous
• deceptive
• deceitful
• wily
• fallacious
• slippery
• underhanded
• tricky
• sneaky
• slick
• sly
• lying
• devious
• artful
• untrue
• mendacious
• prevaricating
• dishonest
• untruthful
• false
• fibbing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• truthful
• honest
• veracious
• direct
• outspoken
• forthright
• plain
• open
• frank
• forthcoming
• candid
• true
• plainspoken
• out-front
• believable
• credible
• veritable
• openhearted
• free-spoken
• freehearted
• foursquare

equivocating

2 of 2

verb

present participle of equivocate

as in weaseling

to avoid giving a definite answer or position

the candidate equivocated as long as he could on controversial issues

Synonyms & Similar Words

• weaseling
• waffling
• shaking
• hedging
• dodging
• pussyfooting
• ducking
• beating about the bush
• fudging
• hemming and hawing
• evading
• beating around the bush
• straddling the fence
• flip-flopping
• eschewing
• shunning
• tergiversating
• eluding
• quibbling
• sidestepping
• cavilling
• shirking
• caviling
• skirting
• yo-yoing
• circumventing
• bypassing
• straddling