equivocation

Synonyms: ambiguity amphibology casuistry coloring con cop out cover cover-up deceit deception deceptiveness delusion dissimulation distortion double entendre double meaning double talk doubtfulness duplicity equivocality evasion fallacy fib fibbing hedging lie line lying misrepresentation prevarication quibbling routine run-around shuffling song song and dance sophistry speciousness spuriousness stall stonewall tergiversation waffle

Antonyms: directness facing meeting