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Synonyms for beating around bush
noun indirect speech

euphemism
diffuseness
wordiness
roundabout
prolixity

pleonasm
verbiage
indirectness
tautology
periphrasis

discursiveness
beating around the bush
circumambages
gassiness
periphrase

verbal evasion
verbality

Antonyms for beating around bush

conciseness
directness

straightforwardness
terseness

Synonyms
verb avoid; escape

dodge
confound
thwart
puzzle
outwit
evade
frustrate
baffle
foil
stall

stonewall
shun
flee
outrun
fly
shy
stump
double
duck
bilk

eschew
shirk
ditch
circumvent
shuck
cop out
hem and haw
pass the buck
be beyond someone
beat around the bush

get around
get away from
give the runaround
give the slip
give wide berth to
not touch
pass up
run around
stay shy of
steer clear of

Antonyms

enlighten
explain
aid
assist
abet
attract

confront
entice
invite
face
meet
clarify

clear up
encourage
help
support
encounter
take on

Synonyms
verb avoid an issue

pussyfoot
shuffle
fence
sidestep
waffle
elude
evade
escape
prevaricate
lie
fib

flip-flop
fudge
falsify
dodge
tergiversate
palter
parry
cavil
hedge
shuck
stonewall

quibble
eschew
con
blow hot and cold
cop out
double-talk
hem and haw
pass the buck
weasel
jive
cop a plea

beat around the bush
beg the question
cloud the issue
cover up
give run around
mince words
run around
sit on the fence
tell white lie
tergiverse

Antonyms

release
confront
face

meet
encounter
take on

tell truth
be honest
speak on

Synonyms
verb get away from

dodge
hide
deceive
conceal
flee
avoid
sidestep
fend off
elude
bypass
escape
circumvent
pussyfoot
shuffle

fence
confuse
waffle
duck
prevaricate
decline
equivocate
shy
shirk
fudge
cavil
balk
lie
tergiversate

parry
baffle
shun
hedge
shuck
fly
shift
pretend
double
trick
eschew
cop out
put off
weasel

get around
beat around bush
beg the question
give the runaround
keep distance
lay low
lead on a merry chase
pass up
slip out
sneak away
steer clear of

Antonyms

confront
disclose
divulge
uncover
organize
release
enlighten
explain
aid
remain

encounter
face
meet
expose
lay bare
let out
open
reveal
show
tell

stay
order
clear up
tell truth
accept
help
take on
be honest

Synonyms
verb avoid, dodge

sidestep
fudge
waffle
pussyfoot
shuffle
temporize
equivocate
stonewall

tergiversate
evade
prevaricate
stall
flip-flop
quibble
duck
shuck

blow hot and cold
cop out
hem and haw
pass the buck
shilly-shally
jive
cop a plea
be noncommittal

beat around the bush
give the run around
run around
sit on the fence
tergiverse

Antonyms

confront
release

face
meet

Synonyms
verb deceive; stretch the truth

cavil
shuffle
invent
misrepresent
lie
equivocate
fib

falsify
garble
dodge
tergiversate
distort
palter
hedge

exaggerate
fabricate
shift
evade
belie
quibble
con

put on
misspeak
jive
beat around the bush
beg the question
phony up

Antonyms

confront
order

tell truth
face

meet
be honest

Synonyms
verb be cautious

dodge
skulk
tergiversate
shuffle
glide
steal
avoid
sidestep

lurk
prowl
evade
sneak
slink
slide
slip
equivocate

hedge
tiptoe
skirt
prevaricate
creep
hem and haw
weasel
be noncommittal

beat around the bush
duck the issues
play it close to the vest
sit on the fence
tergiverse
tread warily
watch one’s step

Antonyms

confront
face

meet
take on

plod

Synonyms
verb talk aimlessly, endlessly

babble
digress
meander
wander
blather
depart
stray
expatiate
descant

drift
enlarge
diverge
drivel
divagate
protract
prose
gossip
maunder

chatter
amplify
dwell on
harp on
be diffuse
beat around bush
excurse
get off the subject
go astray

go off on tangent
go on and on
lose the thread
rant and rave
rattle on
talk nonsense
talk off top of head
talk randomly

Antonyms

abridge
compress
condense
curtail

decrease
lessen
shorten
stay

reduce
go direct
be direct

Synonyms
verb delay for own purposes

hinder
slow
halt
stop
stay
suspend
put off
interrupt
postpone

hamper
filibuster
fence
temporize
die
equivocate
tarry
stonewall
prevaricate

arrest
brake
stand
hedge
still
check
quibble
shut down
avoid the issue

beat around the bush
hold off
not move
play for time
slow down
stand off
stand still
drag one’s feet
take one’s time

Antonyms

aid
assist
permit
carry out
expedite
release
further

advance
allow
encourage
forward
help
promote
push

continue
go
do
face
meet

Synonyms
verb avoid, evade

dodge
balk
welsh
sidestep
waffle
renege
duck

hedge
shuck
circumvent
cop out
elude
equivocate
eschew

flee
hem and haw
pussyfoot
put off
shirk
beat around the bush
dance around an issue

get around
give the runaround
lay low
slip out
sneak away
tap dance
worm one’s way out of

Antonyms

confront

face

meet

Synonyms
verb renege, swindle

fool
dupe
fleece
scam
shaft
cheat
bilk
stiff

gull
bamboozle
sting
trick
weasel
deceive
duck
dodge

flimflam
hoodwink
defraud
con
cop out
rip off
sandbag
beat around the bush

pull a fast one
slip out
take for a ride
take to the cleaners
worm one’s way out of

Antonyms

give
face

meet
be honest

Synonyms
verb hesitate

equivocate
shilly-shally
back and fill

beat around the bush
beg the question
dance around

euphemize
fudge and mudge
hum and haw

mince words
tapdance