Equivocating
51Jesuitical — adjective 1》 relating to or concerning the Jesuits. 2》 dissembling or equivocating, in a manner once associated with Jesuits. Derivatives Jesuitically adverb …
52elusive — a. 1. Evasive. See elusory. 2. Equivocating, shuffling, equivocatory …
53evasive — a. Equivocating, shuffling, sophistical, elusive, elusory, shifty …
54ambivalent — adjective the need to relocate has made her ambivalent about the promotion Syn: equivocal, uncertain, unsure, doubtful, indecisive, inconclusive, irresolute, of two minds, undecided, torn, in a quandary, on the fence, hesitating, wavering,… …
55indecisive — adjective 1) an indecisive result Syn: inconclusive, proving nothing, settling nothing, open, indeterminate, undecided, unsettled, borderline, indefinite, unclear, ambiguous, vague; informal up in the air 2) an indecisive leader …
56irresolute — adjective once again, faced with an important issue, this legislative body sits irresolute and utterly useless Syn: indecisive, hesitant, vacillating, equivocating, dithering, wavering, shilly shallying; ambivalent, blowing hot and cold, of two… …
57unsure — adjective 1) she felt very unsure Syn: unconfident, unassertive, insecure, hesitant, diffident, anxious, apprehensive Ant: confident 2) Sally was unsure what to do Syn …
58lie# — lie vb Lie, prevaricate, equivocate, palter, fib mean to tell an untruth directly or indirectly. Lie is the straightforward word, flatly imputing dishonesty to the speaker {he lies, and he knows he lies Johnson} {the article . . . has… …
59mendacious — *dishonest, lying, untruthful, deceitful Analogous words: *false, wrong: prevaricating, equivocating, paltering, fibbing (see LIE vb) Antonyms: veracious Contrasted words: *reliable, dependable, trustworthy: honest, *upright, just, scrupulous,… …
60evasive — adj prevaricative, quibbling, equivocating, shuffling; tergiversating, vacillating, wavering; ambiguous, amphibolic, elusive, slippery, evanescent, fleeting; misleading, roundabout, circuitous, ambagious, hedging, weasel worded, double tongued;… …
