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Synonyms for tergiversed
verb break from belief, faith

quit
depart
pull out
renounce
abscond
revolt
withdraw
reject
abandon

desert
spurn
lapse
tergiversate
schism
leave
turn
rat
apostatize

rebel
renege
go
forsake
back out
break faith
go over
run out
sell out

walk out on
change sides
fall away from
go back on
go over the fence
take a walk
tergiverse
turn coat

Antonyms for tergiversed

remain
persevere
come in
come

stay
continue
allow
approve

support
join

Synonyms
verb avoid

duck
shuffle
sidestep
evade
elude
fend off
escape
ditch
skirt
trick

swerve
deceive
fence
pussyfoot
equivocate
lurch
parry
dark
slide
malinger

weasel
slip
shake
hedge
shift
fudge
shirk
tergiversate
shake off
short-circuit

juke
circumlocute
get around
get out of
give the slip
move to the side
put the move on
skip out on
tergiverse
turn aside

Antonyms

release
confront
face

meet
take on
encounter

stand up to

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 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 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 abandon, reject

relinquish
quit
deny
spurn
repudiate
waive
disavow
forgo
forswear
eschew
discard
disown

recant
forsake
decline
abdicate
dump
arrogate
abjure
defect
resign
tergiversate
disclaim
turn

rat
abnegate
desert
cast off
drop out
leave off
opt out
sell out
throw off
throw over
walk out on
demit

give up
abstain from
apostacize
divorce oneself from
leave flat
swear off
take the pledge
tergiverse
toss over
wash hands of

Antonyms

claim
revert
condone
keep
continue

acknowledge
admit
agree
allow
embrace

approve
accept
hold
maintain

Synonyms
verb reject; turn one’s back on

abandon
recant
revoke
reverse
renounce
dismiss
disavow
break with
spurn
retract
disown
repeal

forsake
rescind
dump
disapprove
rat
apostatize
flush
decline
cast
abjure
dishonor
banish

reprobate
refuse
defect
disclaim
nix
desert
tergiversate
disinherit
oust
deny
default
turn

demur
discard
cast off
cut off
disacknowledge
turn down
be against
fly in the face of
tergiverse
wash one’s hands of

Antonyms

emphasize
enforce
welcome
sanction
consent
grant

keep
approve
allow
accept
hold
agree

acknowledge
admit
retain
go along

Synonyms
verb change one’s mind; defect

renounce
repudiate
influence
tergiversate
rat

persuade
prejudice
renege
retract
apostatize

desert
go over
bring round
change sides
prevail upon

talk into
tergiverse

Antonyms

approve

make well