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hedge

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of hedge

a physical object that blocks the way
  • the messenger was confronted with a hedge of spears held aloft by the castle guards
Synonyms of hedge

barricade, barrier, fence, wall
Words Related to hedge

bar, pale, paling

block, chain, clog, crimp, deterrent, drag, embarrassment, encumbrance, handicap, hindrance, hurdle, impediment, inhibition, interference, let, obstacle, obstruction, roadblock, stop, stumbling block, trammel

fetter, hobble, manacle, shackle(s)

constraint, curb, restraint, snag

buffer, bulwark, bumper, cushion, dam, fender, pad, rampart
Near Antonyms of hedge

door, doorway, entrance, entranceway, entry, entryway, gate, portal

break, gap, pass

hedge

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of hedge

1 to avoid giving a definite answer or position
  • kept hedging whenever asked for an opinion on the matter
Synonyms of hedge

equivocate, fudge, pussyfoot, tergiversate, waffle, weasel
Words Related to hedge

flip-flop, yo-yo

dodge, duck, elude, eschew, evade, shake, shirk, shun, sidestep, skirt

bypass, circumvent

cavil, quibble

straddle
Phrases Synonymous with hedge

beat around the bush (or about), hem and haw, straddle the fence
2 to close or shut in by or as if by barriers
  • the prison was hedged by a high stone wall
Synonyms of hedge

box (in), cage, closet, coop (up), corral, encage, encase, enclose (also inclose), envelop, fence (in), hem (in), house, immure, include, mew (up), pen, wall (in)
Words Related to hedge

bound, circumscribe, confine, contain, limit, restrict

encircle, encompass, enfold, enframe, enlace, frame, ring, surround

armor, cocoon, encapsulate, encapsule, encyst, ensheathe, ensphere, enwomb

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