Synonyms of hedge

hedge 1 of 2

noun

ˈhej 

as in fence

a physical object that blocks the way

the messenger was confronted with a hedge of spears held aloft by the castle guards

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fence
• wall
• barrier
• barricade
• obstacle
• block
• chain
• hurdle
• bumper
• let
• curb
• interference
• rampart
• obstruction
• paling
• impediment
• pale
• deterrent
• encumbrance
• hindrance
• inhibition
• stumbling block
• stop
• roadblock
• trammel
• handicap
• cushion
• clog
• crimp
• bar
• fender
• embarrassment
• restraint
• dam
• snag
• buffer
• bulwark
• hobble
• constraint
• shackle(s)
• fetter
• drag
• pad
• manacle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• door
• gate
• entry
• entrance
• doorway
• portal
• entranceway
• gap
• entryway
• pass
• break

hedge

2 of 2

verb

1

as in to weasel

to avoid giving a definite answer or position

kept hedging whenever asked for an opinion on the matter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• weasel
• shake
• duck
• equivocate
• dodge
• waffle
• beat around the bush
• evade
• pussyfoot
• hem and haw
• straddle the fence
• fudge
• tergiversate
• shun
• elude
• eschew
• skirt
• circumvent
• sidestep
• bypass
• straddle
• yo-yo
• cavil
• shirk
• flip-flop
• quibble

2

as in to house

to close or shut in by or as if by barriers

the prison was hedged by a high stone wall

Synonyms & Similar Words

• house
• enclose
• surround
• confine
• pen
• encase
• cage
• include
• box (in)
• fence (in)
• closet
• hem (in)
• envelop
• wall (in)
• corral
• encage
• coop (up)
• restrict
• immure
• bound
• limit
• contain
• circumscribe
• encompass
• mew (up)
• encircle
• ring
• armor
• enfold
• frame
• enframe
• encapsulate
• encapsule
• cocoon
• ensheathe
• enlace
• encyst
• ensphere
• enwomb

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hedge

Noun

Especially when used as solitary shrubs—not planted in a row to form a hedge—these plants don’t need to be cut back, says Croes. — Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 30 July 2026

Older homes are being torn down, replaced by sleek new constructions, and private security forces can be spotted along residential streets, parked in front of gates and hedges. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 30 July 2026

Verb

Zuckerberg, not one to balk to investors, did not choose to hedge this time either. — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 30 July 2026

While shorting is a common way for firms to hedge their bets, business leaders tend to loathe activist shorts — the folks who target a company by name, bet against it and trash-talk it in the financial press. — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 23 July 2026