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Definitions

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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EasyJet has said ticket prices might rise towards the end of summer when its hedging deals expire.

From BBC

AI agents could be deployed to buy protective puts should oil spike, hedging against potential stock losses, and automatically sweep customers’ cash into higher-yielding assets, like bonds.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Pakistan has realized that hedging is the best way to go about in regional diplomacy," said Siddiqi.

From BBC

“A lot of the reason for the volatility is the hedging of this short gamma position, which is very near the money right now,” Roos said.

From MarketWatch

I think that hedging is an important reason why people want to trade these types of contracts.

From Barron's

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.