Definitions

hedging

NOUN

equivocation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

prevarication

STRONG

ambiguity amphiboly casuistry coloring con cover cover-up deceit deception deceptiveness delusion dissimulation distortion doubtfulness duplicity evasion fallacy fib fibbing lie line lying misrepresentation shuffling song sophistry speciousness spuriousness stall tergiversation waffle

WEAK

cop out double entendre double meaning double talk equivocality quibbling routine runaround song and dance stonewall

Antonyms

STRONG

certainty clarity fact frankness honesty openness reality surety trustworthiness truth truthfulness uprightness

WEAK

directness facing meeting

NOUN

tergiversation

Synonyms

STRONG

ambiguity amphiboly casuistry coloring con cover cover-up deceit deception deceptiveness delusion dissimulation distortion doubtfulness duplicity euphemism evasion fallacy fib fibbing hedge lie line lying misrepresentation prevarication shuffle shuffling song sophistry speciousness spuriousness stall waffle

WEAK

cop out double entendre double meaning double talk equivocality equivoque quibbling routine runaround song and dance stonewall weasel word

Antonyms

STRONG

certainty clarity fact frankness honesty openness reality surety trustworthiness truth truthfulness uprightness

Example Sentences

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But it can also become a self-reinforcing cycle: Hedging involves selling the dollar, weighing on the price.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

Hedging looks “prudent when recent data is pushing back against the prevailing optimistic market narrative,” DeBusschere said.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 15, 2026

Hedging portfolios, and trying to profit from short-term declines, has been difficult for a long time.

From Barron's • Nov. 12, 2025

Hedging like this could be smart politics, as Sawant has plenty of fans out there.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 21, 2023

Hedging the cinder trail were high, untrimmed bushes which completely screened her view.

From Whispering Walls by Wirt, Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine)

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