Hedgings

/ˈhɛd͡ʒɪŋz/

Synonyms for "hedgings" (140 found)

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Noun(6 words)

hedge backpedallingboundary plantingcautious circumlocutions coyness

allowance bickering boggling calculation canniness captious captiousness carecareful considerationcarefulness caution cautiousness caviling cession chicane chicanery choplogic circumscription circumspection concession

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deliberate stagesdeliberateness

Strong matches (42)

deliberation discretion dodging equivocal equivocation equivocatory evasion evasive exception exemptionextenuating circumstancesfencing gingerlinessgrain of saltgrant guardedness hairsplitting hedge heed heedfulness

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hesitation judiciousness limitationlogic choppinglogic-chopping mendacitymental reservationmindfulness

Noun(13 words)

demureness diffidencediscourse hedgeenclose with hedgesequivocations evasivenesshedge strategyhedge termhinting litotes mincing mitigatingmitigation language

Adjective(1 words)

imprecise wording

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Noun(22 words)

modesty offsettingoffsetting positionpalliation plant probabilistic protective qualifyrisk managementrisk reducingrisk-hedgingshrub bordersoften squirreling sugarcoating temporizing tentative uncertainty-marking understatements waffle

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waffling weaseling

modificationnit pickingnit-picking paltering parrying pawkiness pettifoggery petty picayune prevaricationprior consultationprudence prudentialness pussyfooting qualification quibbling regardfulness reservation reserve restriction

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safenesssafety firstsalvo shifting shrubbery shuffling sidesteppingslowness to actsolicitudespecial casespecial treatmentspecialness specification stall subterfuge tentativeness tergiversation thoroughness trichoschistic trichoschistism trifling trivial uncommunicativeness unprecipitateness waiver

Adjective(2 words)

polite intensifier usagequalifying term

Verb(1 words)

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