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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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AI agents could be deployed to buy protective puts should oil spike, hedging against potential stock losses, and automatically sweep customers’ cash into higher-yielding assets, like bonds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

"Pakistan has realized that hedging is the best way to go about in regional diplomacy," said Siddiqi.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

So I think that in certain instances, hedging explains consumer behavior; in other instances, it may not.

From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026

Read: A giant JPMorgan fund just reset its hedging strategy.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 28, 2026

Each man was hedging his bets on the hereafter by preparing his private papers for posterity, the one place where they knew their prospects of immortality were assured.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.