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Definitions

sit on the fence

VERB

abstain

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cease forgo pass up quit refrain renounce shun withhold

STRONG

abjure abnegate avoid constrain curb decline eschew evade fast forbear pass refuse spurn starve stop

WEAK

deny oneself do without fence-sit give the go by give up go on the wagon keep from sit on one's hands sit out take the cure take the pledge

Antonyms

STRONGEST

continue do

STRONG

accept allow embrace encourage face meet use want

WEAK

indulge

VERB

equivocate

Synonyms

STRONG

cavil dodge elude escape eschew evade falsify fence fib flip-flop fudge hedge jive lie palter parry prevaricate pussyfoot quibble shuck shuffle sidestep stonewall tergiversate waffle

WEAK

beat around the bush beg the question blow hot and cold cloud the issue cop a plea cop out cover up double-talk give the runaround hem and haw mince words pass the buck run around tell white lie tergiverse weasel

Antonyms

STRONG

be honest confront encounter face meet release take on tell the truth

WEAK

speak on

VERB

hedge

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fudge sidestep waffle

STRONG

duck equivocate evade flip-flop jive prevaricate pussyfoot quibble shuck shuffle stall stonewall temporize tergiversate

WEAK

be noncommittal beat around the bush blow hot and cold cop a plea cop out give the runaround hem and haw pass the buck run around shilly-shally tergiverse

Antonyms

STRONG

face meet

WEAK

confront release

VERB

pussyfoot

Synonyms

STRONG

avoid creep dodge equivocate evade glide hedge lurk prevaricate prowl shuffle sidestep skirt skulk slide slink slip sneak steal tergiversate tiptoe

WEAK

be noncommittal beat around the bush duck the issues hem and haw play it close to the vest tergiverse tread warily watch one's step weasel

Antonyms

STRONG

confront face meet take on

WEAK

plod

Example Sentences

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I'd usually back Leeds to win at home, but Fulham have proved they can nick a goal and a result on the road so I am going to sit on the fence here.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

“They need to be condemned and there’s no place to sit on the fence here: You’re either condemning it or you’re condoning it.”

From Washington Times • Oct. 30, 2023

"We must no longer sit on the fence," Edelstein tweeted after he and an Israeli opposition lawmaker, Zeev Elkin, met Ukrainian President President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyiv.

From Reuters • Feb. 21, 2023

Ukraine was “trying to sit on the fence and avoid any sensitive issues with Beijing, and expected the same from China,” he said.

From New York Times • Mar. 7, 2022

"You can go with the lady," said the woman, giving her a look that the child seemed to understand, "and I will just sit on the fence and look afther ye."

From Little Ferns For Fanny's Little Friends by Fern, Fanny

sit on the fence

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