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Antonyms for mince words
| Grammar : Verb |
Definition of mince words
- As in hem and haw : verb hesitate
- As in equivocate : verb avoid an issue
Synonyms for mince words
- back and fill
- beat around the bush
- beg the question
- blow hot and cold
- cavil
- cloud the issue
- con
- cop a plea
- cop out
- cover up
- dance around
- dodge
- double-talk
- elude
- equivocate
- escape
- eschew
- euphemize
- evade
- falsify
- fence
- fib
- flip-flop
- fudge
- fudge and mudge
- give run around
- hedge
- hem and haw
- hum and haw
- jive
- lie
- mince words
- palter
- parry
- pass the buck
- prevaricate
- pussyfoot
- quibble
- run around
- shilly-shally
- shuck
- shuffle
- sidestep
- sit on the fence
- stonewall
- tapdance
- tell white lie
- tergiversate
- tergiverse
- waffle
- weasel
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