Temporizing

Synonyms for "temporizing" (17 found)

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Closest matches (4)

Noun(4 words)

Strong matches (5)

Related words (8)

Noun(6 words)
procrastinatingstallstallingstrategic postponementtime-buying tacticvagueness

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

9 entries
behaviordecision makingdelaydiscourse strategypolicypracticequalityrhetorictactic

More specific

11 entries
data gathering delaydelaying tactichedginghedging phrasenegotiation stallqualifying statementshort-term pausestallingstalling tactictime-buying tactictime-wasting tactic

Collocations

15 entries
academic temporizingcalculated temporizingdelaying tacticdeliberate temporizingdiplomatic temporizinghedging behaviorpolitical temporizingstalling tacticstrategic temporizingtemporizing approachtemporizing measuretemporizing rhetorictemporizing stancetemporizing strategytemporizing tactic

Inflections

5 entries
more temporizingmost temporizingtemporizedtemporizestemporizings

Derivations

7 entries

Sample sentences

2 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The kalender, […] hath late deſcry'd That evill affected planet Mars, ally'd To temporizing Mercury, conjoyn'd I'th'houſe of Death; […]

Source: wiktionary

Application of a protective covering as described in this chapter is a temporizing procedure performed before eventual aesthetic restoration of the tooth as an outpatient.

Source: wiktionary

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