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Begged the question

Synonyms for "begged the question" (46 found)

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Informal (8)

Noun, verb, slang(5 words)

shift fence swerve shrink quibble

Name, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Adj, name, noun, verb, slang(2 words)

General use (38)

Adj, verb(2 words)

obscure put off

Noun, verb(8 words)

shuffle recoil boggle bicker sidestep cavil pussyfoot split hairs

Name, noun, verb(2 words)

Verb(17 words)

pull back evade beat about step aside ward off mystify equivocate pull away tergiversate prevaricate palter hem and haw beat around the bush nitpick blow hot and cold shift off shy away

Adj, noun, verb(1 words)

sheer off shy off evade the issue around the bush pick nits about the bush beat around

Adj, noun(1 words)

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