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TERGIVERSATES Synonyms

There are 17 synonyms of the word tergiversates. (exact relations)
There are 5 hypernyms of the word tergiversates. (close relations)
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dodges
verbv
noun

• an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade

• a quick evasive movement

• a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery

verb

• make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid

• move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course

• avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

equivocates
verbv
verb

• be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information

evades
verbv
verb

• avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

• escape, either physically or mentally

• practice evasion

• use cunning or deceit to escape or avoid

falters
verbv
noun

• the act of pausing uncertainly

verb

• be unsure or weak

• move hesitatingly, as if about to give way

• walk unsteadily, tripping repeatedly

• speak haltingly

hesitates
verbv
verb

• pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness

• interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing

prevaricates
verbv
verb

• be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information

shifts
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an event in which something is displaced without rotation

• a qualitative change

• the time period during which you are at work

• the act of changing one thing or position for another

• the act of moving from one place to another

• (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other

• a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time

• the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters

• a woman's sleeveless undergarment

• a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist

verb

• make a shift in or exchange of

• change place or direction

• move around

• move very slightly

• move from one setting or context to another

• change in quality

• move and exchange for another

• move sideways or in an unsteady way

• move abruptly

• use a shift key on a keyboard

• change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change

• change gears

• lay aside, abandon, or leave for another

shuffles
verbv
noun

• the act of mixing cards haphazardly

• walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet

verb

• walk by dragging one's feet

• move about, move back and forth

• mix so as to make a random order or arrangement

vacillates
verbv
verb

• be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action

• move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern

wavers
verbv
noun

• someone who communicates by waving

• the act of pausing uncertainly

• the act of moving back and forth

verb

• pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness

• be unsure or weak

• move hesitatingly, as if about to give way

• move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern

• move back and forth very rapidly

• sway from side to side

• give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency

prevaricate
verbv
verb

• be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information

beat around the bush
verb

• be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information

apostatise
verbv
verb

• abandon one's beliefs or allegiances

apostatize
verbv
verb

• abandon one's beliefs or allegiances

desert
verb, nounv, n
noun

• (usually plural) a person's deservingness of or entitlement to reward or punishment

• arid land with little or no vegetation

verb

• leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

• desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army

• leave behind

equivocate
verbv
verb

• be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information

palter
verbv
verb

• be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information

Best Hypernyms For TERGIVERSATES

Here is a list of related hypernyms for tergiversates, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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disown misinform mislead renounce repudiate

Alternatives for DODGES

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