Sinonim equivocation

English Thesaurus

1. falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language (noun.act)

hypernym	:	falsification, misrepresentation,
definition	:	a willful perversion of facts (noun.act)

2. intentionally vague or ambiguous (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	ambiguity, equivocalness,
definition	:	unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	untruthfulness,
definition	:	the quality of being untruthful (noun.attribute)

3. a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	deceit, deception, misrepresentation,
definition	:	a misleading falsehood (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	circumlocution, indirect expression,
definition	:	an indirect way of expressing something (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	doublespeak,
definition	:	any language that pretends to communicate but actually does not (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	hedge, hedging,
definition	:	an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	cavil, quibble, quiddity,
definition	:	an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections (noun.communication)

4. falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language (noun.act)

derivation	:	beat around the bush, equivocate, palter, prevaricate, tergiversate,
definition	:	be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information (verb.communication)

5. intentionally vague or ambiguous (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	evasive,
definition	:	deliberately vague or ambiguous (adj.all)

6. a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth (noun.communication)

derivation	:	beat around the bush, equivocate, palter, prevaricate, tergiversate,
definition	:	be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information (verb.communication)

7. falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language (noun.act)

derivation	:	beat around the bush, equivocate, palter, prevaricate, tergiversate,
definition	:	be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information (verb.communication)

8. intentionally vague or ambiguous (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	evasive,
definition	:	deliberately vague or ambiguous (adj.all)

9. a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth (noun.communication)

derivation	:	beat around the bush, equivocate, palter, prevaricate, tergiversate,
definition	:	be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information (verb.communication)