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What is another word for
temporize
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To deliberately act evasively in order to gain time or postpone a decision
To hesitate in indecision before doing something
To speak ambiguously, unclearly or doubtfully, especially with intent to deceive
To intervene in a dispute in order to bring about an agreement or reconciliation
Verb
▲
To deliberately act evasively in order to gain time or postpone a decision
stall
delay
procrastinate
hedge
prevaricate
tergiversate
tarry
defer
palter
hang back
put off
be evasive
play for time
beat about the bush
use delaying tactics
gain time
take your time
play a waiting game
stall for time
avoid committing oneself
avoid making a decision
use Fabian tactics
kick the can down the road
hesitate
hang fire
dither
dally
filibuster
hold back
drag your feet
dawdle
stonewall
postpone
lag
poke
drag
pause
shilly-shally
take one's time
equivocate
dillydally
linger
diddle
loiter
crawl
vacillate
creep
adjourn
prolong
wait
protract
mope
lollygag
retard
stay
lallygag
dilly-dally
buy time
hold off
take a raincheck
hang about
put off doing something
stay put
hold over
hang around
put on the back burner
be indecisive
hum and haw
use dilatory tactics
idle
while away time
straggle
stagger
plod
totter
hang on
goof off
kill time
horse around
potter round
potter around
potter about
not keep pace
be slow
mark time
waste time
lag behind
let the grass grow under one's feet
wait around
fall behind
divert
distract
waver
haver
swither
cool
goldbrick
be dilatory
defer action
let something slide
suspend action
drag your heels
postpone action
be undecided
avoid the issue
beat around the bush
shelve
suspend
reschedule
table
mothball
extend
remit
pigeonhole
continue
respite
give a rain check
put on hold
hold off on
put on ice
lay on the table
hold up
give rain check
put on back burner
put back
put in cold storage
take a rain check on
put over
set aside
hold in abeyance
keep in abeyance
bide
warm a chair
goof around
hang round
lose time
get no place fast
temporise
UK
fool around
trifle
loll
loaf
slouch
falter
putter
hang out
sit around
fritter away
potter
be long
be tardy
bum around
shlep along
fritter time away
diddle-daddle
scrounge around
sit on one's butt
trail
inch
limp
saunter
shuffle
tail
trudge
lounge
bring up the rear
fall off
slow up
inch along
trail behind
drop behind
be behind
drop back
fall back
move slowly
drop
slow down
drag behind
laze
lazy
bum
chill
footle
drone
boondoggle
trifle with
kick back
fool with
play games
fool about
hack around
while away
veg out
kick around
more ❯
“Moderate leaders continue to
temporize
and avoid coming to grips with extremists.”
Verb
▲
To hesitate in indecision before doing something
hesitate
waver
vacillate
dither
scruple
dawdle
equivocate
baulk
UK
balk
US
doubt
be indecisive
dilly-dally
hesitate over
hum and haw
be unsure
be uncertain
think twice
hold back
be doubtful
hem and haw
be hesitant
sit on fence
fluctuate
falter
haver
swither
shilly-shally
teeter
stall
stagger
delay
blow hot and cold
halt
dally
wabble
shillyshally
be undecided
hang back
pussyfoot around
sit on the fence
wobble
oscillate
alternate
procrastinate
linger
hedge
seesaw
hover
dillydally
balance
boggle
be irresolute
flip-flop
chop and change
run hot and cold
waste time
be unable to decide
be unable to make up your mind
fence-straddle
keep changing your mind
be ambivalent
faff about
be in two minds
trifle
potter
tarry
change
swing
loiter
kill time
mark time
waffle
play a waiting game
drag your heels
move slowly
let the grass grow under one's feet
while away time
whiffle
straddle
yo-yo
change mind
be cagey
pause
wait
tergiversate
demur
pussyfoot
stumble
defer
deliberate
stop
flounder
ponder
hang
mammer
debate
weigh
shy away
be reluctant
hold off
be unwilling
pull back
think about
temporise
UK
go from one extreme to the other
see-saw
get cold feet
be on the horns of a dilemma
be on the fence
will and will not
dodge
hang about
um and ah
hang around
mess around
sway
harbour reservations about
be divided
lack conviction
be tentative
harbour suspicions about
have hesitations about
be sceptical
have doubts
feel uncertain
have suspicions about
think something unlikely
fluctuate on
wonder about
express suspicions about
have doubts about
have reservations about
feel uneasy about
be dubious
express reservations about
entertain doubts about
more ❯
“They might
temporize
with their own consciences, but not with public opinion.”
Verb
▲
To speak ambiguously, unclearly or doubtfully, especially with intent to deceive
equivocate
tergiversate
prevaricate
waffle
pussyfoot
fudge
dodge
hedge
flannel
fence
weasel
sidestep
evade
quibble
stall
parry
stonewall
shuffle
cavil
palter
con
jive
adumbrate
fib
lie
pettifog
subtilize
shilly-shally
be evasive
be non-committal
dodge the issue
parry questions
beat about the bush
evade the issue
hum and haw
fudge the issue
be vague
hem and haw
sit on the fence
duck the question
shuffle about
cop out
duck the issue
pussyfoot around
beat around the bush
avoid the issue
be ambiguous
mince words
beg the question
blow hot and cold
double-talk
stall for time
cover up
run around
straddle the fence
cop a plea
pass the buck
cloud the issue
give run around
tell white lie
mince matters
vacillate
sidestep the issue
shift focus
duck
avoid
tergiverse
hesitate
shuck
waver
flip-flop
be noncommittal
give the run around
shuffle around
be indecisive
hedge your bets
straddle an issue
play your cards close to your chest
give nothing away
dodge the question
temporise
UK
circumvent
shirk
balk
US
give the runaround
baulk
UK
dance around an issue
worm one's way out of
ramble
shift
skirt
falsify
misrepresent
blather
skirt the issue
play it close to the vest
shift ground about
fast-talk
back and fill
dance around
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
more ❯
Verb
▲
To intervene in a dispute in order to bring about an agreement or reconciliation
mediate
arbitrate
intervene
intercede
interpose
conciliate
intermediate
moderate
facilitate
liaise
broker
referee
umpire
temporise
UK
deal
interfere
act as peacemaker
step in
act as middleman
bring to terms
act as an intermediary
arbitrate in
bring to an agreement
act as a middle man
negotiate
reconcile
settle
make peace
resolve
act as honest broker
strike happy medium
act as go-between
become involved
get involved
take action
take measures
take a hand
placate
smooth
soothe
act as middle
come to terms
make a deal
adjudicate
hammer out a deal
work out a deal
judge
adjudge
officiate
supervise
reconcile differences
oversee
call
restore harmony
pour oil on troubled waters
make the peace
act as a mediator
act as a peacemaker
clear the air
rule on
more ❯
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