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play close vest

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  • as inpussyfoot
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Synonyms for play close vest

verb be cautious
  • avoid
  • creep
  • dodge
  • equivocate
  • evade
  • glide
  • hedge
  • lurk
  • prevaricate
  • prowl
  • shuffle
  • sidestep
  • skirt
  • skulk
  • slide
  • slink
  • slip
  • sneak
  • steal
  • tergiversate
  • tiptoe
  • be noncommittal
  • beat around the bush
  • duck the issues
  • hem and haw
  • play it close to the vest
  • sit on the fence
  • tergiverse
  • tread warily
  • watch one's step
  • weasel

Antonyms for play close vest

  • confront
  • face
  • meet
  • take on
  • plod
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.