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Contexts To speak evasively or indirectly, typically to avoid addressing something To hold back or play down the severity of what one is communicating Verb ▲ To speak evasively or indirectly, typically to avoid addressing something hem and haw hesitate equivocate dance around shilly-shally back and fill beg the question hum and haw beat around the bush prevaricate hedge tergiversate waffle flannel dodge evade stall beat about the bush be non-committal parry questions vacillate pussyfoot weasel quibble sidestep stonewall fudge cop out dodge the issue pussyfoot around duck the question fudge the issue sit on the fence be vague evade the issue be evasive duck parry avoid shuffle palter cavil fence blow hot and cold be ambiguous duck the issue temporiseUK pass the buck cop a plea sidestep the issue temporizeUS be noncommittal give the run around shuck shuffle around tergiverse be indecisive hedge your bets flip-flop con avoid the issue run around lie adumbrate jive cover up give run around stall for time subtilize shuffle about pettifog straddle the fence cloud the issue tell white lie double-talk mince matters fib shift shirk skirt falsify misrepresent shift ground about circumvent balkUS give the runaround baulkUK dance around an issue worm one's way out of shift focus ramble blather skirt the issue play it close to the vest waver fast-talk dodge the question straddle an issue play your cards close to your chest give nothing away bypass elude eschew welsh renege flee not pay not give a straight answer to fend off cop out of skirt round beat around bush get out of find a way round be equivocal about beat about the bush about be evasive about quibble about avoid answering get around put off sneak away slip out Verb ▲ To hold back or play down the severity of what one is communicating mince understate underemphasize underplay downplay euphemize minimiseUK minimizeUS hold back soft-pedal tone down de-emphasize play down make light of make little of make nothing of moderate mitigate palliate subdue shush gloss over go easy put on the soft pedal blue-pencil set no store by hush-hush set little store by shrug off soften whitewash lessen devalue diminish deemphasize underrate undervalue trivializeUS trivialiseUK talk down extenuate reduce qualify minify brush aside discount underestimate deprecate weaken misprize rationalizeUS downgrade sugarcoat rationaliseUK detract from temper belittle cheapen sell short justify brush something under the carpet pooh-pooh prettify soften up hold cheap undertone explain away rate too low not do justice to do an injustice to gild the pill candy-coat sugarcoat the pill cover up minimalize brush off make light take lightly dumb down attach little importance to give little weight to think nothing of give a lower profile decry derogate discredit denigrate depreciate defame vilipend knock lower belie backbite take away from laugh at detract devaluate decrease subtract from write off blister cut rate undermine disesteem withdraw smooth over gloze over gloss varnish restrain dampen dilute modulate chill out Find more words! 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