Synonyms of tergiversates

tergiversates

verb

present tense third-person singular of tergiversate

as in weasels

to avoid giving a definite answer or position

shamelessly tergiversating, the witness replied, "Well, it depends upon what your definition of 'truth' is"

Synonyms & Similar Words

• weasels
• hems and haws
• shakes
• hedges
• beats about the bush
• pussyfoots
• waffles
• ducks
• straddles the fence
• equivocates
• dodges
• beats around the bush
• evades
• fudges
• eludes
• yo-yoes
• shuns
• flip-flops
• skirts
• cavils
• eschews
• sidesteps
• bypasses
• circumvents
• shirks
• quibbles
• straddles