She's hedging.
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Hedging
/ˈhɛd͡ʒɪŋ/
Synonyms for "hedging" (140 found)
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Closest matches (28)
Noun(6 words)
allowancebickeringbogglingcalculationcanninesscaptiouscaptiousnesscarecareful considerationcarefulnesscautioncautiousnesscavilingcessionchicanechicanerychoplogiccircumscriptioncircumspectionconcession
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deliberate stagesdeliberateness
Strong matches (42)
deliberationdiscretiondodgingequivocalequivocationequivocatoryevasionevasiveexceptionexemptionextenuating circumstancesfencinggingerlinessgrain of saltgrantguardednesshairsplittinghedgeheedheedfulness
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Noun(13 words)
demurenessdiffidencediscourse hedgeenclose with hedgesequivocationsevasivenesshedge strategyhedge termhintinglitotesmincingmitigatingmitigation language
Adjective(1 words)
imprecise wording
Related words (70)
Noun(22 words)
modestyoffsettingoffsetting positionpalliationplantprobabilisticprotectivequalifyrisk managementrisk reducingrisk-hedgingshrub bordersoftensquirrelingsugarcoatingtemporizingtentativeuncertainty-markingunderstatementswaffle
modificationnit pickingnit-pickingpalteringparryingpawkinesspettifoggerypettypicayuneprevaricationprior consultationprudenceprudentialnesspussyfootingqualificationquibblingregardfulnessreservationreserverestriction
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Adjective(2 words)
polite intensifier usagequalifying term
Verb(1 words)
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More general
16 entriesboundary elementdescriptordiscourse strategyequivocationevasionfinancial techniquehorticultural practicelandscape featurelinguistic devicelinguistic stylemodifierprotectionrhetorical devicerisk management methodsecurityspeech act
More specific
18 entriesShowing 16 of 18 words.
Collocations
14 entriesfinancial hedginghedging activityhedging approachhedging behaviorhedging claimshedging costshedging instrumenthedging languagehedging plantshedging stancehedging strategyhedging techniquelinguistic hedgingrisk hedging
Inflections
5 entriesDerivations
4 entriesSample sentences
2 total sentences available.
Such hedging is necessitated by the lack of in-depth knowledge of the contents, which also gives free rein to the scripting of unsubstantiated factoids concerning the book.
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