TERGIVERSATES Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word tergiversates. (close relations)
Definition of TERGIVERSATES
tergiversated
Best Alternative Words for TERGIVERSATES
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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 |