prevaricate Synonyms

equivocate tergiversate beat around the bush fabricate shuffle quibble palter lie fib evade be noncommittal stonewall nitpick be ambiguous apostatise evade the issue be non-committal sidestep tell a white lie lead astray pussyfoot bear false witness commit perjury be evasive be vague stretch the truth sit on the fence mince words dodge the issue hum and haw beg the question beat about the bush to evade weasel waffle hedging hedged hedge forswear fence falsify cavil dodge dissimulate dissemble hesitate misinform vacillate temporize stall