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Definitions

shuffling

[shuhf-ling] / ˈʃʌf lɪŋ /

ADJECTIVE

creeping

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dragging

STRONG

crawling groveling hobbling inching quailing shambling skulking slinking slithering sneaking squirming worming wriggling writhing

WEAK

barely moving moving slowly on all fours

Antonyms

WEAK

standing upright vertical

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 slippery sly sophistical stonewalling

Antonyms

STRONGEST

clear definite honest truthful

WEAK

direct forthright ready straight straightforward

ADJECTIVE

shifty

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cagey crafty shrewd slippery sneaky tricky wily

WEAK

collusive conniving contriving crooked cunning devious dishonest dodging duplicitous elusive equivocating evasive fly-by-night foxy fraudulent furtive insidious lying mendacious prevaricative prevaricatory roguish scheming shady slick slimy sly treacherous underhand unhonest unprincipled untruthful

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aboveboard frank honest naive

WEAK

forthright trustworthy

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 hedging lie line lying misrepresentation 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

evasion

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dodging

STRONG

artifice circumvention cunning ditch dodge elusion equivocation evasiveness excuse jive lie obliqueness pretext prevarication quibble routine ruse shift shirking shunning sophism sophistry stall subterfuge trick trickery

WEAK

come-off cop-out equivocating eschewal evading fancy footwork fudging fugiviteness fugivity runaround stonewall

Antonyms

STRONG

directness frankness honesty openness reality truth

WEAK

facing meeting

NOUN

exchange

Synonyms

STRONGEST

change commerce network swap transaction transfer

STRONG

barter castling commutation conversion correspondence dealing interchange interdependence interrelation rearrangement reciprocation reciprocity replacement revision shift shuffle substitution supplanting switch traffic transposing transposition truck

WEAK

buying and selling quid pro quo supplantment tit for tat

Antonyms

STRONG

stagnation

NOUN

pretense

Synonyms

STRONGEST

charade cloak pretext semblance veneer

STRONG

act acting affectation appearance artifice claim deceit deception display dissimulation double-dealing evasion excuse fabrication facade fakery falsification feigning gag guise insincerity invention make believe mask masquerade misrepresentation misstatement ostentation posing posturing pretentiousness routine ruse schtick sham simulation stall stunt subterfuge trickery veil wile

WEAK

dumb act faking

Antonyms

STRONGEST

reality

STRONG

frankness honesty honor openness quiet simplicity truth truthfulness uprightness

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 hedging lie line lying misrepresentation prevarication shuffle 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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Ultimately, it could be decided that moving Bethell and Smith to accommodate Rew is too much shuffling.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

The shuffling clatter of domino-shaped ceramic tiles drowned out the women’s laughter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Barclays sees a temporary shuffling of sector and factor leadership.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

The race for Los Angeles mayor has been in an extraordinary state of flux, with the candidate lineup shuffling and reshuffling in the final days before the filing deadline.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026

She left with one childlike skip before returning to her shuffling step.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata

shuffling

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