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mince words
verb as in equivocate
Strong matches
verb as in hem and haw
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Example Sentences
Musk was never one to mince words, but has recently unleashed aggressive broadsides on ULA.
Christine Lagarde doesn't mince words about economy during her first major policy address as IMF chief.
The panel didn't mince words in their assessment of the prime minister's complicity in perpetuating a sexist culture.
Not to mince words,” he tells Gibney in the movie, “my view is I brought myself down… I did what I did, and shame on me.
Axelrod didn't mince words, calling the move "an affront, an insult."
I am not here to mince words, nor do I believe you to be the kind of a man who would respect me if I did.
He probably did not mince words in expressing his view of the matter; she certainly minced none in expressing hers.
Miss Norvell, her cheeks burning indignantly, her eyes already ablaze, did not mince words.
How could he justify desire for the company of one who had stolen—early morning does not mince words—June's lover?
And with every veto came a message stating its reasons in language which did not mince words and which all could understand.
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On this page you'll find 62 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to mince words, such as: cavil, dodge, elude, escape, eschew, and evade.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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