190 entries under verb topic. ×

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prevaricate(decline, avoid, deceive, hide)
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amplify(chatter, wander, babble, meander)
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avoid(deceive, hide, escape, conceal)
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babble(chatter, wander, meander, digress)
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baffle(avoid, deceive, hide, escape)
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balk(decline, avoid, deceive, hide)
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be diffuse(chatter, wander, babble, meander)
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beat around the bush(expression, idiom, shift, frustrate)
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beating around the bush(expression, idiom, shift, swindle)
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beg the question(expression, idiom, decline, avoid)
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blather(chatter, wander, babble, meander)
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bypass(avoid, hide, escape, conceal)
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cavil(decline, avoid, deceive, hide)
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chatter(wander, babble, meander, digress)
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circumvent(avoid, hide, escape, conceal)
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conceal(decline, avoid, deceive, hide)
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confuse(decline, avoid, deceive, hide)
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cop out(expression, avoid, hide, escape)
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deceive(avoid, hide, escape, conceal)
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decline(avoid, deceive, hide, escape)
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HarvardSmart Define 2011, beat around bush thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 29 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/beat_around_bush/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "beat around bush thesaurus" 23 May 2011. Web. 29 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/beat_around_bush/thesaurus/synonyms>