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What is another word for sitting on the fence?

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Present participle for to remain neutral on a certain topic, to not have a stance or opinion

Present participle for discuss a matter without coming to the point

Present participle for to become nervous or anxious and reconsider a decision about an upcoming event

Present participle for to take up or maintain an equivocal position with regard to (a political issue)

Present participle for to feel uncertain about something

Remaining uninvolved in a conflict

Hesitant, or having doubts

Not committed to a cause, side, activity, etc.

Impartial or without bias or prejudice

An instance of declining to vote for or against a proposal or motion

Lack of decision or purpose

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Verb

Present participle for to remain neutral on a certain topic, to not have a stance or opinion

not taking sides

staying neutral

sitting on one's hands

declining to vote

refusing to vote

“It was still going to be my decision and my decision was going to be that we would not sit on the fence.”

Verb

Present participle for discuss a matter without coming to the point

beating about the bush

dodging the issue

evading the issue

fudging the issue

humming and hawing

parrying questions

pussyfooting around

shilly-shallying

ducking the question

beating around the bush

sidestepping the issue

hemming and hawing

blowing hot and cold

passing the buck

ducking the issue

shuffling about

avoiding the issue

hedging your bets

giving the run around

shuffling around

playing it close to the vest

skirting the issue

misrepresenting

shifting ground about

straddling the fence

mincing matters

stalling for time

begging the question

telling white lie

clouding the issue

giving run around

straddling an issue

dodging the question

playing your cards close to your chest

giving nothing away

giving the runaround

dancing around an issue

worming one's way out of

finding a way round

beating about the bush about

beating around bush

quibbling about

avoiding answering

stretching the truth

giving a false colour to

giving the slip

skipping out on

steering clear of

putting the move on

giving a wide berth to

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Verb

Present participle for to become nervous or anxious and reconsider a decision about an upcoming event

getting cold feet

humming and hawing

pussyfooting around

shilly-shallying

blowing hot and cold

hemming and hawing

running hot and cold

procrastinating

fence-straddling

keeping changing your mind

chopping and changing

going from one extreme to the other

umming and ahing

whiffling waffling

going up and down

coming and going

ebbing and flowing

following in turn

acting reciprocally

rising and falling

working in sequence

taking it in turns

taking in rotation

occurring in rotation

following one another

acting in sequence

occurring in turn

giving turns to

going back and forth

teeter-tottering

moving back and forth

moving to and fro

moving backward and forward

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Verb

Present participle for to take up or maintain an equivocal position with regard to (a political issue)

equivocating about

vacillating about

humming and hawing

Verb

Present participle for to feel uncertain about something

Adjective

Remaining uninvolved in a conflict

non-participating

non-interventionist

non-belligerent

Adjective

Hesitant, or having doubts

shilly-shallying

blowing hot and cold

unable to decide

like doubting Thomas

running hot and cold

hemming and hawing

betwixt and between

humming and hawing

on the horns of a dilemma

lacking confidence

not in the mood

diffident about

shillyshallying

circumspect about

having reservations

having opposing views

having clashing views

having conflicting views

having contradictory views

not in favour of

having misgivings

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Adjective

Not committed to a cause, side, activity, etc.

middle of the road

blowing hot and cold

non-discriminatory

without favouritism

nonparticipating

nondiscriminating

middle-of-the-road

without fear or favour

with no axe to grind

free from discrimination

non-discriminating

non-participating

not taking sides

unassociated with

nondiscriminatory

anti-discrimination

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Adjective

Impartial or without bias or prejudice

nondiscriminatory

without fear or favour

with no axe to grind

non-discriminatory

anti-discrimination

free from discrimination

without favouritism

on the up and up

fair and square

middle-of-the-road

nondiscriminating

nonparticipating

non-discriminating

according to the rules

not taking sides

fair-and-square

strictly business

without distinction

free from self-interest

without prejudice

on the up-and-up

that takes everything into account

full of integrity

non-participating

straightforward

middle of the road

straddling the fence

according to Hoyle

right and proper

equal-opportunity

fair-to-middling

non-judgemental

forward-thinking

high-principled

anti-corruption

morally correct

whiter than white

pure as the driven snow

irreprehensible

philanthropical

unobjectionable

salt of the earth

public-spirited

highly regarded

self-sacrificing

morally acceptable

honest-to-goodness

inextinguishable

above suspicion

straight shooting

square shooting

meaning what one says

well-brought-up

well thought of

with a good reputation

well-thought-of

of good standing

tried and trusted

copper-bottomed

without reproach

of excellent character

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Noun

An instance of declining to vote for or against a proposal or motion

refusal to vote

Noun

Lack of decision or purpose

shilly-shallying

faint-heartedness

half-heartedness

lack of resolution

procrastination

second thoughts

shillyshallying

humming and hawing

blowing hot and cold

hemming and hawing

distrustfulness

mistrustfulness

inconclusiveness

lack of certainty

lack of confidence

lack of conviction

feeble-mindedness

reconsideration

untrustworthiness

lack of enthusiasm

apprehensiveness

questionableness

confusion dilemma

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