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

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There’s a lot of hedging going on, though the science is real, the photography spectacular and the girths of the subjects prompt impolite questions: Are you pregnant?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

According to data from SpotGamma, their hedging demands this week could exacerbate stock-market swings in either direction.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 15, 2026

The uncertainty around pricing, for example, has led to a meaningful increase in hedging activity.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 12, 2026

Along with its updated pricing, cost and tax guidance, as well as updated hedging disclosures, we reduce our 2026 and 2027 free-cash-flow estimates by 3.9% and 4.2%, respectively.

From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026

Two of the archers followed them, a wordless presence hedging them in.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack

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