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

One explanation for the lack of hedging could be that asset managers are quickly selling stocks instead of using options to protect those stocks from further decline. — Oliver Renick, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2026

Defenders hesitated between hedging and switching, allowing screeners to slip toward the rim. — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 21 Oct. 2026

But ambiguity typically plays to the advantage of the stronger party; such hedging from Washington was as good as an explicit endorsement of the Israeli position. — Khaled Elgindy, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2026

Within 18 months, the systems described the company consistently, without hedging and without confusing it with competitors. — Joseph Byrum, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

For them, hedging matters far less than their capacity building. — Brian Wong, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026

Game Point Capital sees prediction market hedging simply as a new form of a standard industry practice. — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Supporters argue prediction markets are a genuine forecasting technology and a legitimate hedging instrument. — Semafor Events, semafor.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Such hedging makes sense in an increasingly volatile region in which the US has been unable, or unwilling, to protect its allies. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 22 Aug. 2026

Verb

The Cold Song offers a case study in how public broadcasters can preserve space for ambitious, international television at a time when commercial outfits are hedging their bets. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026

Deutsch notes that the city’s financial system is built around tools to enable hedging one’s bets, such as the derivatives, futures, and options traded at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. — Mark Caro, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026

Fernández moves well for his size and is a versatile defender who can guard the perimeter in switches or by hedging ball screens. — Cj Moore, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026

But at least one longtime Pierre shareholder is hedging his bets. — Noah Shachtman, Vanity Fair, 29 Sep. 2026

Sidney is hedging his words in ever more delaying parentheses. — Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2026

Senate Democrats and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer are hedging their bets on victories in red states – Iowa, North Carolina, Texas, Ohio and yes, Alaska – to help flip the upper chamber and hand back control to the party. — Jay Stahl, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026

That hasn’t fully panned out, and now the company is hedging its bets with an underdog strategy focused on releasing more lightweight models with fewer guardrails. — Will Oremus, The Atlantic, 12 Aug. 2026

Also, organizations are looking more to hedging strategies to help reduce exposure in times of high volatility. — Matthew Kayser, Ascend Agency, 10 Aug. 2026