Today i came across two (new) words – that I hadn’t heard before. So, unlucky you here I am sharing them with you.
idiomequivocate
- to speak in a way that is intentionally not clear and confusing to other people, especially to hide the truth
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
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- beat around the bush (idiom), elliptical, euphemism, evade, excursus, get on to/onto sth, gloss, go (all) round the houses (idiom), go off on a tangent (idiom), indirectly, mealy-mouthed, mincing, obfuscate, obfuscation, oblique, obliquely, roundabout, skirt, underlying, veiled
prevaricate
- to avoid telling the truth or saying exactly what you think
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
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- beat around the bush (idiom), elliptical, equivocate, euphemism, evade, excursus, get on to/onto sth, gloss, go (all) round the houses (idiom), go off on a tangent (idiom), indirectly, mincing, obfuscate, obfuscation, oblique, obliquely, roundabout, skirt, underlying, veiled
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