Synonyms of hedging

hedging 1 of 3

adjective

as in tentative

Related Words

• tentative
• uncertain
• dilatory
• delayed
• hesitating
• qualified
• hesitant
• resistant
• doubtful
• reluctant
• unwilling
• equivocal
• lackadaisical
• perfunctory
• reticent
• listless
• forced
• dispassionate
• uneager
• disinterested
• uninterested
• spiritless
• grudging
• indifferent
• unenthusiastic
• halfhearted
• unexcited
• apathetic
• tepid
• lukewarm

Dissimilar Words

• hearty
• wholehearted
• warm
• whole-souled
• eager
• passionate
• enthusiastic
• exuberant
• zealous
• keen
• fervent
• ardent
• vehement
• impassioned
• single-minded
• excited
• avid
• gung ho
• mettlesome
• raring

hedging

2 of 3

noun

as in misrepresentation

Related Words

• misrepresentation
• fabrication
• fudging
• enhancement
• puffery
• stretching
• amplification
• exaggeration
• hype
• hyperbole
• padding
• overstatement
• magnification
• elaboration
• embellishment
• embroidery
• superlative
• coloring
• embroidering
• caricature

Dissimilar Words

• meiosis
• understatement
• minimizing
• disparagement
• belittlement
• poor-mouthing

hedging

3 of 3

verb

present participle of hedge

1

as in weaseling

to avoid giving a definite answer or position

kept hedging whenever asked for an opinion on the matter

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in housing

to close or shut in by or as if by barriers

the prison was hedged by a high stone wall

Synonyms & Similar Words

• housing
• enclosing
• including
• confining
• surrounding
• encasing
• caging
• penning
• closeting
• enveloping
• boxing (in)
• fencing (in)
• restricting
• hemming (in)
• encaging
• cooping (up)
• walling (in)
• immuring
• bounding
• limiting
• mewing (up)
• corralling
• containing
• circumscribing
• encompassing
• encircling
• enframing
• framing
• enfolding
• ringing
• encapsulating
• armoring
• cocooning
• enlacing
• encysting
• ensheathing
• encapsuling
• ensphering
• enwombing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hedging

Adjective

Dominic Volek, group head at Henley & Partners, frames the trend as one of rebalancing and hedging jurisdictional exposure. — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025

Noun

The Kalshi spokesperson noted that flight cancellation contracts could also serve as a valuable hedging instrument for conference organizers and others whose business is highly sensitive to flight cancellations. — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 16 July 2026

Volatility versus the stock’s weighting in the index Amid so many contrary forces, analysts and investors are anticipating a high degree of volatility and advising caution as hedging activity around the stock simmers. — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 6 July 2026

The company also said, without much hedging, that some of those same capabilities could be misused once the guardrails came off. — Craig S. Smith, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026

These are hedging strategies adapted to today’s more fragmented international order, while the older divide separated aligned states from nonaligned states. — Andrew Latham, The Conversation, 4 June 2026

But her decision to live a little longer does feel different from Hacks’ typical hedging. — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 29 May 2026

Combine fencing with hedging to create a privacy wall around an area such as a hot tub. — Kristin Hohenadel, The Spruce, 24 Apr. 2026

Verb

But there is a feeling Everton are hedging their bets; willing to sell at the right price — close to £20m — but having placed a valuation on him that may deter at least some potential suitors. — Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 14 July 2026

Chopra said that suggests some Argentina fans are hedging rather than assuming their team will make the final. — Contessa Brewer, CNBC, 14 July 2026

Velocity is climbing, yet senior engineers are quietly hedging their answers more. — Kevin Cushnie, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Examples included media companies hedging risks tied to viewership, advertisers weighing how lucrative a sponsorship might be, or insurance companies impacted by ticket revenue. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 29 June 2026

Chahal, for his part, isn’t hedging. — Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 8 June 2026

On that point, the weather service is hedging its bet as to when that trend will start. — Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 28 May 2026

But a better route to that outcome would be for your electric utility to do that hedging itself and share those savings with you. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 28 May 2026