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tergiversate

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of tergiversate

to avoid giving a definite answer or position

shamelessly tergiversating, the witness replied, "Well, it depends upon what your definition of ‘truth’ is"

Synonyms of tergiversate

equivocate, fudge, hedge, pussyfoot, waffle, weasel

Words Related to tergiversate

flip-flop, yo-yo

dodge, duck, elude, eschew, evade, shake, shirk, shun, sidestep, skirt

bypass, circumvent

Phrases Synonymous with tergiversate

beat around the bush (or about), hem and haw, straddle the fence

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