Synonyms of beaten around the bush

beaten around the bush

phrase

variants or beaten about the bush

past participle of beat around the bush

as in straddled the fence

to avoid giving a definite answer or position

Please stop beating around the bush and tell me the full story.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• straddled the fence
• shaken
• hemmed and hawed
• pussyfooted
• waffled
• equivocated
• hedged
• ducked
• weaseled
• tergiversated
• fudged
• eluded
• evaded
• shunned
• eschewed
• caviled
• cavilled
• dodged
• sidestepped
• bypassed
• shirked
• circumvented
• flip-flopped
• yo-yoed
• straddled
• skirted
• quibbled