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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That will provide a revenue boost to SpaceX’s money-losing AI business, but also sends an interesting signal—that the famously risk-tolerant Musk feels frontier AI is a bet worth hedging on.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Kalshi will launch event contracts for art auction prices, offering hedging tools for collectors and access for retail investors.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

A “gamma squeeze” happens when options dealers hedging their books inadvertently leads to a big jump in a given stock.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

If you are happy with the amount, you are also hedging the risk that he could fail to make future payments.

From MarketWatch • May 16, 2026

There are no trees to give shelter overhead, only the forest hedging the camp.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper

hedging

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