What is another word for double-talk?
434 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ dˈʌbə͡ltˈɔːk], [ dˈʌbəltˈɔːk], [ d_ˈʌ_b_əl_t_ˈɔː_k]
Double-talk is a term used to describe speech that is deliberately confusing or deceptive. When looking for synonyms for this word, several options come to mind. Some examples include jargon, babble, gibberish, and rhetoric. Jargon refers to specialized language used in a particular field, which can often appear confusing to those unfamiliar with it. Babble is similar to double-talk, describing speech that is nonsensical or incoherent. Gibberish refers to a language that is unintelligible to most people. Finally, rhetoric refers to language used in an attempt to persuade or influence, which may involve the use of misleading or deceptive language. All of these terms can be used interchangeably with double-talk to describe speech that is difficult to understand or misleading.
Synonyms for Double-talk:
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adj.
• meaningless -
n.
• drivel • mumbo jumbo • nonsense communicated • ornate speech or writing • unmeaningness -
v.
• avoid an issue • conceal, hide • disguise, pretend • dissemble- dis simulate ,
- dis simulated ,
- dis simulates ,
- dis simulating ,
- dis-simulate ,
- dis-simulated ,
- dis-simulates ,
- dis-simulating ,
- double talked ,
- double talking ,
- double-talked ,
- double-talking ,
- doublespeaked ,
- doublespeaking ,
- doublespeaks ,
- doubletalk ,
- doubletalked ,
- doubletalking ,
- four flushed ,
- four flushes ,
- four flushing ,
- four-flushed ,
- four-flushes ,
- fourflush ,
- fourflushed ,
- fourflushes ,
- fourflushing ,
- made like ,
- makes like ,
- making like ,
- put a false front ,
- put a front ,
- put a smoke screen ,
- put act ,
- put an act ,
- put false front ,
- put front ,
- put on front ,
- put smoke screen ,
- put up front ,
- puts a false front ,
- puts a front ,
- puts a smoke screen ,
- puts false front ,
- puts front ,
- puts on a false front ,
- puts on a front ,
- puts on false front ,
- puts on front ,
- puts smoke screen ,
- puts up a front ,
- puts up a smoke screen ,
- puts up front ,
- puts up smoke screen ,
- putting a false front ,
- putting a front ,
- putting a smoke screen ,
- putting false front ,
- putting front ,
- putting on a false front ,
- putting on a front ,
- putting on false front ,
- putting on front ,
- putting smoke screen ,
- putting up a front ,
- putting up a smoke screen ,
- putting up front ,
- putting up smoke screen ,
- shuck jive ,
- shucked and jive ,
- shucked jive ,
- shucking and jive ,
- shucking jive ,
- shucks and jive ,
- shucks jive .
- beating around bush ,
- beats around bush ,
- beats around the bush ,
- beg question ,
- begged question ,
- begged the question ,
- begging question ,
- begs question ,
- begs the question ,
- blow hot cold ,
- cloud issue ,
- clouded issue ,
- clouded the issue ,
- clouding issue ,
- clouding the issue ,
- clouds issue ,
- clouds the issue ,
- cop plea ,
- flip flop ,
- flip flopped ,
- flip flopping ,
- flip-flopped ,
- flipflopped ,
- flipflopping ,
- gave run around ,
- gives run around ,
- giving run around ,
- hem haw ,
- minces words ,
- mincing words ,
- pass buck ,
- ran around ,
- running around ,
- runs around ,
- sat fence ,
- sat on fence ,
- sat on the fence ,
- sat the fence ,
- sate fence ,
- sate on fence ,
- sate on the fence ,
- sate the fence ,
- sit fence ,
- sit the fence ,
- sits fence ,
- sits on fence ,
- sits on the fence ,
- sits the fence ,
- sitting fence ,
- sitting on fence ,
- sitting on the fence ,
- sitting the fence ,
- telling white lie ,
- tells white lie ,
- tergiversed ,
- tergiverses ,
- tergiversing ,
- told white lie .
- Misguiding ,
- bait and switch ,
- bait switch ,
- baited and switch ,
- baited switch ,
- baiting and switch ,
- baiting switch ,
- baits and switch ,
- baits switch ,
- dis inform ,
- dis informed ,
- dis informing ,
- dis informs ,
- dis-inform ,
- dis-informed ,
- dis-informing ,
- dis-informs ,
- disinformed ,
- disinforming ,
- disinforms ,
- lead astray ,
- leading astray ,
- leads astray ,
- led astray ,
- mis direct ,
- mis directed ,
- mis directing ,
- mis directs ,
- mis guide ,
- mis guides ,
- mis guiding ,
- mis inform ,
- mis informed ,
- mis informing ,
- mis informs ,
- mis lead ,
- mis leading ,
- mis state ,
- mis stated ,
- mis states ,
- mis stating ,
- mis-direct ,
- mis-directed ,
- mis-directing ,
- mis-directs ,
- mis-guide ,
- mis-guided ,
- mis-guides ,
- mis-guiding ,
- mis-inform ,
- mis-informed ,
- mis-informing ,
- mis-informs ,
- mis-lead ,
- mis-leading ,
- mis-leads ,
- mis-state ,
- mis-stated ,
- mis-states ,
- mis-stating ,
- misdirect ,
- misdirected ,
- misdirecting ,
- misdirects ,
- misguide ,
- misguides ,
- misinformed ,
- misstate ,
- mousetrap ,
- mousetrapped ,
- mousetrapping ,
- mousetraps ,
- put on false front ,
- put up smoke screen ,
- strung along ,
- wrong steer ,
- wronged steer ,
- wronging steer .
- be clouded ,
- be clouding ,
- be clouds ,
- be dimmed ,
- be dimming ,
- be fog ,
- be fogged ,
- be fogging ,
- be fogs ,
- be lied ,
- be lying ,
- be-cloud ,
- be-clouded ,
- be-clouding ,
- be-clouds ,
- be-dimmed ,
- be-dimming ,
- be-fog ,
- be-fogged ,
- be-fogging ,
- be-fogs ,
- be-lied ,
- be-lying ,
- dis guise ,
- dis guised ,
- dis guises ,
- dis guising ,
- dis-guise ,
- dis-guised ,
- dis-guises ,
- dis-guising ,
- mis represent ,
- mis represented ,
- mis representing ,
- mis represents ,
- mis-represent ,
- mis-represented ,
- mis-representing ,
- mis-represents ,
- muddied the waters ,
- muddied waters ,
- muddies the waters ,
- muddies waters ,
- muddying the waters ,
- muddying waters ,
- over cast ,
- over casting ,
- over casts ,
- over cloud ,
- over clouded ,
- over clouding ,
- over clouds ,
- over shadow ,
- over shadowed ,
- over shadowing ,
- over shadows ,
- over-cast ,
- over-casting ,
- over-casts ,
- over-cloud ,
- over-clouded ,
- over-clouding ,
- over-clouds ,
- over-shadow ,
- over-shadowed ,
- over-shadowing ,
- over-shadows ,
- overcasts ,
- threw smoke screen ,
- threw up smoke screen ,
- throw smoke screen ,
- throwing smoke screen ,
- throwing up smoke screen ,
- throws smoke screen ,
- throws up smoke screen .
Other relevant words:
- Shrouded ,
- cover up ,
- covered up ,
- covering up ,
- covers up ,
- doublespeak ,
- four flush ,
- four-flush ,
- four-flushing ,
- make like ,
- pussyfoot ,
- put on a false front ,
- put on a front ,
- put on act ,
- put up a front ,
- put up a smoke screen ,
- shrouding ,
- shuck and jive ,
- signify ,
- whitewashed .
- Parried ,
- beat around bush ,
- beat around the bush ,
- beating around the bush ,
- beg the question ,
- begging the question ,
- cloud the issue ,
- fibbing ,
- flip-flopping ,
- flipflop ,
- give run around ,
- jive ,
- jived ,
- jives ,
- jiving ,
- lied ,
- mince words ,
- minced words ,
- quibble ,
- run around ,
- sit on fence ,
- sit on the fence ,
- tell white lie ,
- tergiverse .
- Befogging ,
- GRAYS ,
- Gloomed ,
- Hazed ,
- Hazing ,
- Muddy Waters ,
- Muddying ,
- be cloud ,
- befog ,
- befogged ,
- befogs ,
- blinded ,
- blinding ,
- fuzzed ,
- fuzzing ,
- glooming ,
- grayed ,
- graying ,
- muddied ,
- muddies ,
- muddy the waters ,
- murked ,
- murking ,
- obfuscate ,
- overcasting ,
- overcloud ,
- overclouded ,
- overclouding ,
- overclouds ,
- throw up smoke screen .
How to use "Double-talk" in context?
Talk is one of the most basic activities necessity for life. Without talking, we would be unable to communicate with others and carry out our daily activities. Though talk is an essential part of life, some people use it in an inappropriate way.
People who engage in double-talk are usually trying to deceive others. They may pretend to be someone they're not in order to get what they want. Or, they may use polite words to mask their true feelings. In either case, the purpose of double-talk is to conceal information or to mislead others.
Double-talk can be a tricky business.
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