Synonyms of straddled the fence

straddled the fence

phrase

past tense of straddle the fence

as in weaseled

to avoid giving a definite answer or position

I'd straddle the fence long enough and it was time to make a decision.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• weaseled
• hemmed and hawed
• beat around the bush
• beat about the bush
• shook
• pussyfooted
• waffled
• hedged
• ducked
• equivocated
• dodged
• tergiversated
• fudged
• evaded
• eluded
• caviled
• shunned
• eschewed
• cavilled
• yo-yoed
• sidestepped
• circumvented
• flip-flopped
• bypassed
• shirked
• skirted
• straddled
• quibbled