fudge | Definition of fudge

fudge

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of fudge

1 to avoid giving a definite answer or position

the candidate was criticized for fudging on most of the questions during the debate

Synonyms of fudge

equivocate, hedge, pussyfoot, tergiversate, waffle, weasel

Words Related to fudge

flip-flop, yo-yo

dodge, duck, elude, eschew, evade, shake, shirk, shun, sidestep, skirt

bypass, circumvent

Phrases Synonymous with fudge

beat around the bush (or about), hem and haw, straddle the fence

2 to use dishonest methods to achieve a goal

she's been fudging on her taxes for years

Synonyms of fudge

cheat, chicane, finagle

Words Related to fudge

color, distort, falsify, misinterpret, misrepresent, misstate, pervert, twist, warp

doctor, fake, tamper (with)

elaborate, embellish, embroider, exaggerate, magnify, pad, stretch

dodge, evade, hedge

3 to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of

fudged the facts about his educational background so he could get the position

Synonyms of fudge

bend, color, cook, distort, falsify, garble, misinterpret, misrelate, misrepresent, misstate, pervert, slant, twist, warp

Words Related to fudge

misdescribe, misspeak, mistranslate

belie, camouflage, disguise, dissemble, gloss (over), mask, veil, whitewash

bowdlerize, censor

complicate, confound, confuse, mistake, mix (up)

mystify, obscure

equivocate, fib, lie, palter, prevaricate

Near Antonyms of fudge

clarify, clear (up), explain, illuminate, illustrate, interpret, spell out