What is another word for fudging ?

The action of evading something

Noun

terminological inexactitude

A fabricated story or statement, especially one intended to deceive

pretence^UK

pretense^US

departure from the truth

figment of the imagination

rumor^US

rumour^UK

economy with the truth

fish story

figment of imagination

disregard for the facts

deviation from the truth

misleading information

artifact^US

artefact^UK

chimera^US

chimaera^UK

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Noun

kicking the can down the road

The state of hesitating or being evasive

caviling^US

cavilling^UK

temporising^UK

temporizing^US

skepticism^US

scepticism^UK

beating about the bush

sidestepping the issue

delaying tactics

rest

dubiosity

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Noun

The act of giving an appearance to something of which it is not

pretence^UK

pretense^US

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Noun

use of fallacious arguments

A specious argument designed to defend an action or feeling

overgeneral reasoning

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Noun

The act or process of obfuscating for deceptive purposes

pretence^UK

pretense^US

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Verb

Present participle for to alter something from its true state, typically to deceive

giving a false account of

biasing^US

biassing^UK

quoting out of context

taking out of context

giving a false impression of

moulding^UK

molding^US

dramatizing^US

dramatising^UK

making adjustments to

making changes to

making alterations to

giving a false picture of

building up

giving a false idea of

creating out of thin air

putting the wrong slant on

exerting an influence on

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“He gave an honest answer, rather than trying to fudge up data to support his hypothesis.”

Verb

playing it close to the vest

Present participle for to avoid providing a clear answer or statement

weaseling^US

weaselling^UK

beating about the bush

beating around the bush

shifting ground about

balking^US

temporizing^US

baulking^UK

temporising^UK

giving the runaround

dancing around an issue

getting around

skirting round

pussyfooting around

worming one's way out of

sidestepping the issue

skirting the issue

hedging your bets

giving the run around

beating about the bush about

giving a wide berth to

cavilling^UK

caviling^US

playing your cards close to your chest

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“And if, as I suspect, the government is trying to fudge the issue by referring to made-up rules, then that is naughty.”

Verb

giving the wrong impression

Present participle for to use underhanded methods to achieve a goal

victimizing^US

victimising^UK

chiseling^US

chiselling^UK

pulling a fast one on

sending on a wild goose chase

giving someone a bum steer

putting on

putting on the wrong track

doing in

pulling one's leg

leading up the garden path

throwing off the scent

pulling something funny

stacking the cards

hitting below the belt

taking to the cleaners

selling a bill of goods

putting up smoke screen

giving wrong information to

leading on

leading down the garden path

pulling the wool over someone's eyes

leading up garden path

putting on false front

saying something untrue

misinstructing

telling a white lie

departing from the truth

not telling the truth

telling a terminological inexactitude

bearing false witness

selling down the river

getting the better of

manoeuvring^UK

maneuvering^US

playing someone false

breaking faith with

doing someone in the eye

selling a bill of goods to

pulling someone's leg

slipping something over on

sweet-talking

doing someone dirty

biasing^US

biassing^UK

playing fast and loose with

giving the runaround

sending on a wild-goose chase

twisting around your little finger

making somebody look an idiot

making a monkey out of

outperforming

coming on to

sweeping off feet

going one better than

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“As a quizzer, he also guessed well, reversing that framing process to fudge his way to answers.”

Verb

Present participle for to describe or express in too exaggerated terms

dramatising^UK

dramatizing^US

making too much of something

emphasising^UK

emphasizing^US

piling it on

stretching the truth

putting on

making a big thing of

adding colour

making a federal case of

laying it on with a trowel

blowing something out of all proportion

blowing up out of all proportion

laying it on with a shovel

laying on

making a production out of

drawing the longbow

making a mountain out of a molehill

shooting a line

cooking up

blowing out of proportion

laying it on thick about

bigging up

making a drama out of a crisis

laying it on with a trowel about

making a big thing out of

drawing the long bow

filling out

overrating

blowing up out of proportion

making a mountain out of

exaggerating information

belabouring^UK

belaboring^US

making a production of

maximizing^US

maximising^UK

laboring^US

labouring^UK

attaching too much importance to

running up

attaching too much weight to

making a big thing about

rousing

making a big deal out of something

laying too much emphasis on

placing too much emphasis on

magnifying importance

allowing too much for

distending

making a song and dance about

giving someone a sob story

sending through the roof

idealizing^US

laying too much stress on

adding insult to injury

rubbing salt in the wound

adding fuel to the flames

adding fuel to the fire

fanning the flames of

idealising^UK

going on and on about

going over the top about

adding

paying extravagant compliments

embellishing the truth

sweet-talking

giving fulsome praise

laying on with a trowel

playing to gallery

playing to the gallery

making a performance of

playing on heartstrings

chewing up the scenery

slapping on

tacking on

growing quickly

italicizing^US

italicising^UK

putting emphasis on

focusing attention on

calling attention to

turning spotlight on

drawing attention to

bringing attention to

laying emphasis on

bringing to the fore

giving prominence to

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