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stonewalling

[stohn-waw-ling] / ˈstoʊnˌwɔ lɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
elusive
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ambiguous fleeting illusory incomprehensible puzzling slippery subtle tricky volatile
WEAK
baffling cagey deceitful deceptive difficult to catch elusory equivocal evanescent fallacious fraudulent fugacious fugitive greasy imponderable indefinable insubstantial intangible misleading occult phantom shifty shy transient transitory unspecific
Antonyms
STRONGEST
definite honest intelligible stable understandable
WEAK
attracting confronting encountering enticing facing inviting
ADJECTIVE
evasive
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ambiguous cagey deceptive false misleading unclear vague
WEAK
casuistic casuistical cunning devious dissembling elusive elusory equivocating fugitive greasy indirect intangible lying oblique prevaricating shifty shuffling slippery sly sophistical
Antonyms
STRONGEST
clear definite honest truthful
WEAK
direct forthright ready straight straightforward
NOUN
equivoque
Synonyms
WEAK
ambiguous statement ambiguousness avoidance deceit deception double meaning equivocality equivocalness equivocation evasion indefiniteness prevarication tergiversation unclearness vagueness
NOUN
filibuster
Synonyms
STRONGEST
delaying tactic obstruction procrastination
STRONG
delay hindrance interference opposition postponement temporizing
WEAK
holding the floor talkathon

Example Sentences

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On Tuesday, Tillis said her responses to the committee amounted to stonewalling.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

Social media fervor against the brand has died down as well, though the union battle continues to dog the company, with organisers accusing Niccol of stonewalling contract talks.

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026

But Johnson is really being tied up in knots for his stonewalling over the Jeffrey Epstein files.

From Salon • Oct. 12, 2025

While Japan’s conservative government is seen stonewalling diversity, recent surveys show a majority of Japanese back legalizing same-sex marriage.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 14, 2024

He has found that he can find out much of what he needs to know just by focusing on what he calls the Four Horsemen: defensiveness, stonewalling, criticism, and contempt.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell