TERGIVERSATORS Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word tergiversators. (close relations)
Best Alternatives
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| opportunist | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • a person who places expediency above principle adjective satellite • taking immediate advantage, often unethically, of any circumstance of possible benefit | ||||||
| betrayers | nounn | |||||
noun • one who reveals confidential information to the police or other authority • a person who says one thing and does another | ||||||
| charlatans | nounn | |||||
noun • a flamboyant deceiver; one who attracts customers with tricks or jokes | ||||||
| cynics | nounn | |||||
noun • someone who is critical of the motives of others • a member of a group of ancient Greek philosophers who advocated the doctrine that virtue is the only good and that the essence of virtue is self-control | ||||||
| deceivers | nounn | |||||
noun • someone who leads you to believe something that is not true | ||||||
| dissemblers | nounn | |||||
noun • a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives | ||||||
| equivocators | nounn | |||||
noun • a respondent who avoids giving a clear direct answer | ||||||
| hypocrites | nounn | |||||
noun • a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives | ||||||
| manipulators | nounn | |||||
noun • an agent that operates some apparatus or machine • a person who handles things manually | ||||||
| prevaricators | nounn | |||||
noun • a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly | ||||||
| quibblers | nounn | |||||
noun • a disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objections | ||||||
| renegades | nounn | |||||
noun • someone who rebels and becomes an outlaw • a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc. adjective satellite • having deserted a cause or principle verb • break with established customs | ||||||
| sophists | nounn | |||||
noun • someone whose reasoning is subtle and often specious • any of a group of Greek philosophers and teachers in the 5th century BC who speculated on a wide range of subjects | ||||||
| traitors | nounn | |||||
noun • someone who betrays his country by committing treason • a person who says one thing and does another | ||||||
| turncoats | nounn | |||||
noun • a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc. | ||||||
| equivocator | nounn | |||||
noun • a respondent who avoids giving a clear direct answer | ||||||
| hedger | nounn | |||||
noun • a respondent who avoids giving a clear direct answer • someone who counterbalances one transaction (as a bet) against another in order to protect against loss • a gardener who takes care of and trims hedges | ||||||
