equivocating 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of equivocatingnext
as in pretending

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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

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for equivocating
  1. hypocritical
  2. duplicitous
  3. shaking
  4. insincere
  5. evasive
  6. untrustworthy
  7. unreliable
  8. unscrupulous
Adjective
  • Beyond being misguided, those who have followed the career of Coach (now Senator) Tuberville know that these comments are highly hypocritical.
    Joe Sabin, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
  • McKissic writes that evangelical leaders' acceptance of Trump despite his alleged immoral conduct is hypocritical, contrasting it with their past condemnation of former President Bill Clinton's indiscretions.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
Definition of hypocritical
Adjective
  • This is not a bona-fide Oscar contender — except for the technical and costume categories — but does feature a deliciously duplicitous turn from Denzel Washington.
    Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
  • The Haganah, seen as the defense force of the mainstream Jewish community, were often duplicitous with the British and other extremist groups.
    Eliot A. Cohen, Foreign Affairs, 19 June 2015
Definition of duplicitous
Verb
  • Let the potatoes and garlic stand in the pot for 1 minute, shaking the pan occasionally, until the liquid evaporates.
    Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
  • That makes these companies almost impossible to change without industry-shaking upheaval.
    Nilay Patel, The Verge, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of shaking
Adjective
  • However, the 5:1 ratio may fall flat if these buffers are insincere.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
  • For all the cocksure posturing and self-aware voguing, Usher avoided coming across as arrogant, insincere or unapproachable.
    Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of insincere
Adjective
  • According to the yacht's captain, the suspicious boats followed the vessel's course for two hours, despite evasive maneuvers deployed to shake them off.
    Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
  • Cruises take evasive action Hurricane Milton is also diverting cruises in the region.
    Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 9 Oct. 2024
Definition of evasive
Adjective
  • The film also stars Jonathan Bailey as Fiyero, a prince who finds himself in a love triangle with the two witches; Ethan Slater as lovesick munchkin Boq; Michelle Yeoh as Madame Morrible, the untrustworthy headmistress of Shiz University; and Jeff Goldblum as the not-so-wonderful Wizard of Oz.
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 28 Nov. 2024
  • Something untrustworthy is afoot when reviewers praise Juror #2 without mentioning this irony.
    Armond White, National Review, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of untrustworthy
Adjective
  • Such a prognosis is almost by definition unreliable; studies show that doctors get such predictions wrong more than half the time.
    The Editors, National Review, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Unfortunately, the techniques and technologies needed to anonymize large datasets are not well-developed, are unreliable, and require trade-offs that ultimately limit the utility of the data.
    Ulrich Boser, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of unreliable
Adjective
  • Facebook has multiple ways to access your account with appropriate security measures in place so that unscrupulous people don’t try to use these methods to compromise your existing Facebook account.
    Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 26 Nov. 2024
  • National Socialism, with its unscrupulous methods of deception, took care not to show how radical its aims were until the world was inured to them.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of unscrupulous
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