Synonyms of hedges

hedges 1 of 2

noun

plural of hedge

as in fences

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

• fences
• walls
• barriers
• barricades
• obstacles
• blocks
• chains
• hurdles
• curbs
• bumpers
• obstructions
• impediments
• palings
• ramparts
• encumbrances
• inhibitions
• roadblocks
• hindrances
• clogs
• interferences
• deterrents
• lets
• restraints
• handicaps
• stops
• constraints
• cushions
• stumbling blocks
• bars
• shackles
• dams
• snags
• fenders
• embarrassments
• buffers
• trammels
• fetters
• pales
• bulwarks
• pads
• manacles
• crimps
• hobbles
• drags

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• doors
• gates
• entries
• entrances
• doorways
• portals
• entranceways
• gaps
• entryways
• breaks
• passes

hedges

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of hedge

1

as in weasels

to avoid giving a definite answer or position

kept hedging whenever asked for an opinion on the matter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• weasels
• shakes
• ducks
• beats about the bush
• waffles
• hems and haws
• equivocates
• straddles the fence
• dodges
• beats around the bush
• fudges
• pussyfoots
• evades
• skirts
• tergiversates
• flip-flops
• shuns
• eludes
• eschews
• yo-yoes
• cavils
• bypasses
• sidesteps
• circumvents
• straddles
• quibbles
• shirks

2

as in houses

to close or shut in by or as if by barriers

the prison was hedged by a high stone wall

Synonyms & Similar Words

• houses
• confines
• incloses
• surrounds
• encloses
• pens
• cages
• includes
• encases
• closets
• bounds
• walls (in)
• boxes (in)
• fences (in)
• envelops
• hems (in)
• corrals
• encages
• mews (up)
• coops (up)
• immures
• limits
• restricts
• contains
• rings
• circumscribes
• encompasses
• encircles
• enframes
• frames
• encysts
• enfolds
• ensheathes
• encapsules
• encapsulates
• enlaces
• cocoons
• enspheres
• armors
• enwombs