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They might temporize with their own consciences, but not with public opinion.
MARY WOLLSTONECRAFTELIZABETH ROBINS PENNELLThe young man began to temporize, saying that it would be necessary for him to get a license and a preacher.
MARK TWAIN, A BIOGRAPHY, 1835-1910, COMPLETEALBERT BIGELOW PAINEBut Brand had made no mistake in estimating this youngster's force of character, nor did he seek to temporize.
THE PILLAR OF LIGHTLOUIS TRACYTo temporize with a known evil, announces either weakness, uncertainty, or collusion.
GOOD SENSEPAUL HENRI THIRY, BARON D'HOLBACH"I have not thought about that matter yet," she said, determined to temporize with the wretch, and gain a few days' respite.
GUY KENMORE'S WIFE AND THE ROSE AND THE LILYMRS. ALEX MCVEIGH MILLERNow that same instinct told her it might be better to temporize with this blunt-speaking young gentlemanto sound him.
NOTHING BUT THE TRUTHFREDERIC S. ISHAMI now felt more than ever how dear she was become to me, and I promised myself not to temporize any longer.
MAJOR FRANKA. L. G. BOSBOOM-TOUSSAINTDon't temporize, don't delay, don't regard lightly any diarrhea during the summer time.
THE EUGENIC MARRIAGE, VOLUME IV. (OF IV.)GRANT HAGUEIt is not here to temporize, but to make all things new, and it strikes at the heart of evil and not at its surface.
THE AMERICAN MISSIONARY, VOL. 43, NO. 9, SEPTEMBER, 1889VARIOUSHe was of a bold, aggressive nature, and scorned to temporize in things spiritual.
THE GREAT EVENTS BY FAMOUS HISTORIANS, VOLUME 03VARIOUSSYNONYM OF THE DAY
JULY 31, 2021
WORDS RELATED TO TEMPORIZE
- adjourn
- arrest
- bar
- bide time
- block
- check
- choke
- clog
- confine
- curb
- dawdle
- defer
- detain
- deter
- dilly-dally
- discourage
- drag
- encumber
- filibuster
- gain time
- hamper
- hold
- hold over
- impede
- inhibit
- interfere
- intermit
- keep
- keep back
- lag
- lay over
- linger
- loiter
- obstruct
- postpone
- prevent
- procrastinate
- prolong
- prorogue
- protract
- put off
- remand
- repress
- restrict
- retard
- shelve
- slacken
- stall
- stave off
- stay
- suspend
- table
- tarry
- temporize
- withhold
- adjourns
- arrests
- bars
- bide time
- blocks
- checks
- chokes
- clogs
- confines
- curbs
- dawdles
- defers
- detains
- deters
- dilly-dallies
- discourages
- drags
- encumbers
- filibusters
- gains time
- hampers
- holds
- holds over
- impedes
- inhibits
- interferes
- intermits
- keeps
- keeps back
- lags
- lies over
- lingers
- loiters
- obstructs
- postpones
- prevents
- procrastinates
- prolongs
- prorogues
- protracts
- puts off
- remands
- represses
- restricts
- retards
- shelves
- slackens
- stalls
- staves off
- stays
- suspends
- tables
- tarries
- temporizes
- withholds
- be noncommittal
- beat around the bush
- blow hot and cold
- cop a plea
- cop out
- duck
- equivocate
- evade
- flip-flop
- fudge
- give the run around
- hem and haw
- jive
- pass the buck
- prevaricate
- pussyfoot
- quibble
- run around
- shilly-shally
- shuck
- shuffle
- sidestep
- sit on the fence
- stall
- stonewall
- temporize
- tergiversate
- tergiverse
- waffle
- beating around the bush
- being noncommittal
- blowing hot and cold
- copping a plea
- copping out
- ducking
- equivocating
- evading
- flip-flopping
- fudging
- giving the run around
- hem and haw
- jiving
- passing the buck
- prevaricating
- pussyfooting
- quibbling
- running around
- shilly-shallying
- shucking
- shuffling
- sidestepping
- sitting on the fence
- stalling
- stonewalling
- temporizing
- tergiversating
- tergiversing
- waffling
- adjourning
- being dilatory
- cooling
- dallying
- dawdling
- deferring
- dragging
- dragging one's feet
- giving the run around
- goldbricking
- hanging fire
- hesitating
- holding off
- lagging
- letting slide
- lingering
- loitering
- pausing
- playing a waiting game
- playing for time
- poking
- postponing
- prolonging
- protracting
- retarding
- shilly-shallying
- stalling
- staying
- suspending
- tarrying
- temporizing
- waiting
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.