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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Volatility of prices — which affects risk models, availability of credit and hedging costs — is high.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 9, 2026

Most oil-and-gas companies lock in higher prices through hedging.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

Big stock owners are hedging with collared positions—selling upside calls to buy downside puts.

From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026

The uncertainty around pricing, for example, has led to a meaningful increase in hedging activity.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 12, 2026

Two of the archers followed them, a wordless presence hedging them in.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack