A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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Hedge
/hɛd͡ʒ/
Synonyms for "hedge" (313 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (63)
abateabout the bushadjustadjust toallowancealterambiguityaround the bushassuagebarbeat aboutbeat aroundbeat around the bushbeg the questionbickerblow hot and coldboggleborder lineboundboundary
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boundary conditionboundary linebournbox inbreak boundarybreakoff pointbulkhead incagecalculationcanninesscarecareful considerationcarefulnesscautioncautiousnesscavilceilingcessionchop logicchoplogiccircumscribecircumscriptioncircumspectionclear the decksclose incompassconcessionconditionconfineconsider every anglecontain
Verb(2 words)
circumventconceal feature
Adjective(1 words)
common qualifier
Strong matches (94)
coopcopyrightcorralcountervallationcutoffcutoff pointdeadlinedeliberate stagesdeliberatenessdeliberationdelimitationdeterminantdiminishdisciplinediscretiondivision linedodgedraw the lineduckenclosure
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endenvelopequivocateevadeevade the issueexceptionexemptionextenuating circumstancesextremityfencefinishflannelfloorforearmfrontiergingerlinessgrain of saltgrantguard againstguardednesshedge abouthedgingheedheedfulnesshemhem and hawhesitationhigh water markhigh-water markimmureinterfacejudiciousnessleave no stone unturnedleave out nothingleavenlimenlimitlimitationlimiting factorlineline of demarcationlow-water marklower limitmake suremake sure againstmarchmarkmental reservationmetemewmindfulness
Verb(10 words)
Interjection(1 words)
Adjective(2 words)
garden shrubslinguistic qualifier
Related words (156)
mitigatemoderatemodificationmodifymodulatemystifynarrownitpickobscureoverlook no possibilitypalepalisadepalliatepalterparrypatentpawkinesspenpick nitspicket
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play safeprepareprepare forprevaricateprior consultationprovide a hedgeprovide againstprovide forprudenceprudentialnesspull awaypull backpussyfootput offqualificationqualifyquibblerailrecoilreducereefreef downregardfulnessregisterregulateregulate byreservationrestrainrestrictrestrictionsafenesssafety firstsalvoscantseasonset conditionsset limitssheer offshiftshift offshorten sailshrinkshuffleshyshy awayshy offsidestepslowness to actsoftensolicitudespecial casespecial treatmentspecializespecialnessspecificationsplit hairsstallstartstarting linestarting pointstep asidestintstraitenswervetake measurestake precautionstake stepstarget datetempertentativenesstergiversatetermterminal dateterminusthoroughnessthresholdtime allotmentuncommunicativenessunprecipitatenessupper limitwaiverwallward offweasel
Noun(29 words)
moderatemost partmumblesnot veryoffsetoverstockspaviseprevaricationprivetsprotectprotectionpussyfootingqualifiersqualifyrocroiscientific qualifiershrubberiesshrubberysoftenersstraddle
Adjective(4 words)
Verb(18 words)
parryprevaricatedprevaricatesprevaricatingpussyfootedpussyfootsput offqualifying wordseemssidestepsidesteppedskirtsoften languagestonewalledtemporisetemporizetemporizedtemporizes
Preposition(1 words)
to a degree
Related word relations
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More general
22 entriesShowing 16 of 22 words.
More specific
15 entriesbeech hedgeboxwood hedgecurrency hedgedisclaimer clauseforward hedgefutures hedgeinterest rate hedgeoptions hedgeportfolio hedgeprivet hedgequalifying phrasesoftening phraseswap hedgevague prefaceyew hedge
Collocations
9 entriesboxwood hedgegarden hedgehedge accountinghedge fundhedge positionhedge ratioliving hedgeprivet hedgewindbreak hedge
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
4 entriessimilar
1 entrieshedge in
Sample sentences
23 total sentences available.
The grass was left long and weedy in the slate walk, and very often he wasn't cutting the grass on the other side of the hedge by the road at all.
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The cat crept under the hedge.
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The cat got through the hedge.
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Showing 4 of 23 available sentences.